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A Space Time Permutation Scan Statistic with Irregular Shape for Disease Outbreak Detection
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This paper describes a methodology for detecting irregular space-time cluster using the space time permutation scan statistic. The methodology includes sequential Monte Carlo simulation and distribution approximation to estimate the error type I. -
Identifying High-Risk Areas for Dengue Infection Using Mobility Patterns on Twitter
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Traditionally, surveillance systems for dengue and other infectious diseases locate each individual case by home address, aggregate these locations to small areas, and monitor the number of cases in each area over time. However, human mobility plays… read more