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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Computational Biology
  • Time-Series Analysis

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  • Influenza causes millions of severe illnesses and hundreds of thousands of deaths globally each year.
  • Accurate influenza prediction models are essential for public health resource allocation and intervention strategies.
  • Previous time-series models often used fixed time lags without comparative analysis, potentially limiting predictive accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and compare the performance of six different time-series models for predicting influenza patient numbers.
  • To evaluate the impact of varying time lags (4 and 52 weeks) on model accuracy.
  • To determine the optimal model and time lag for accurate influenza outbreak prediction.

Main Methods:

  • Six time-series models were evaluated: Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA), Support Vector Regression (SVR), Random Forest (RF), Gradient Boosting (GB), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM).
  • Models were tested with six different time lags, focusing on 4 and 52 weeks for optimal performance.
  • Hyperparameter tuning was performed for all models, including deep learning models like LSTM with varying layers and regularization.

Main Results:

  • A 52-week time lag yielded the lowest Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) for ARIMA, ANN, and LSTM models.
  • Machine learning models (SVR, RF, GB) performed best with a 4-week time lag.
  • Deep learning models (ANN, LSTM) outperformed traditional ARIMA and machine learning models, with a 4-layer LSTM achieving the lowest MAPE (5.4%) and a 5-layer LSTM with regularization achieving the lowest RMSE (0.00210).

Conclusions:

  • Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks demonstrate superior performance in predicting influenza outbreaks compared to traditional and machine learning models.
  • Optimal time lag varies by model type, with longer lags (52 weeks) beneficial for ARIMA/ANN/LSTM and shorter lags (4 weeks) for SVR/RF/GB.
  • The study highlights the potential of deep learning, particularly LSTM, for enhancing influenza surveillance and public health preparedness.