Correction: Challenges in Real-Time Prediction of Infectious Disease: A Case Study of Dengue in Thailand
Nicholas G Reich, Stephen A. Lauer, Krzysztof Sakrejda, Sopon Iamsirithaworn, Soawapak Hinjoy, Paphanij Suangtho, Suthanun Suthachana, Hannah Clapham, Henrik Salje, Derek A. T. Cummings, Justin Lessler
Abstract
to correct an unintentional coding error that led to pervasive minor inaccuracies in the manuscript. Specifically, in processing and merging multiple real-time data files from the Thai Ministry of Public Health, duplicate case records of dengue were created when a single record should have been in place. This led to over-counting of cases in many periods of time, an error that impacted forecast models and evaluation of the forecasts themselves.
Topics & Concepts
Dengue feverInfectious disease (medical specialty)Neglected tropical diseasesDengue virusVirologyMedicineData scienceDiseaseComputer sciencePathologyMosquito-borne diseases and controlCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesData-Driven Disease Surveillance