Prediction of Dengue Outbreaks in Sri Lanka using Artificial Neural Networks
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Nishanthi P h m Herath, A a i Perera and H p Wijekoon. Article: Prediction of Dengue Outbreaks in Sri Lanka using Artificial Neural Networks. International Journal of Computer Applications 101(15):1-5, September 2014. Full text available. BibTeX
@article{key:article,
author = {P.h.m. Nishanthi Herath and A.a.i. Perera and H.p. Wijekoon},
title = {Article: Prediction of Dengue Outbreaks in Sri Lanka using Artificial Neural Networks},
journal = {International Journal of Computer Applications},
year = {2014},
volume = {101},
number = {15},
pages = {1-5},
month = {September},
note = {Full text available}
}
Abstract
With nearly 30,000 cases reported annually all over the island, Dengue fever has become a major health hazard in Sri Lanka over the past few years. This research attempts to develop an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to predict Dengue outbreaks. The study investigates the effects of weather variables and previous Dengue cases on the current Dengue cases. The weather variables, Average Temperature, Average Relative Humidity, Rainy Days per Week, Total Rainfall and the Previous Cases are identified with a time lag as input parameters to the ANN. The parameters and the specific time lags are defined by a correlation analysis between each individual variable with current Dengue cases. The ANN developed as an outcome of this research is capable of predicting Dengue outbreaks in Kandy district in Sri Lanka with fairly good accuracy.
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