Dengue outbreak prediction model for urban Colombo using meteorological data (Q2113773)

Summary: Dengue is a viral borne disease with complex transmission dynamics. Disease outbreak can exert an increasing pressure on the health system with high mortality. Understanding and predicting the outbreaks of dengue transmission is vital in controlling the spread. Mathematical models have become important tool in predicting the dynamics of dengue. Due to the complexity of the disease, general time series models do not describe the impact of the external parameters. In this work, we propose a generalised linear regression model to understand the dynamics of the dengue disease and predict the future outbreaks. To moderate the model, cross-correlation between reported dengue cases and climatic factors were identified using Pearson cross-correlation formula. Then threshold value was defined based on reported data in order to identify minimum risk level for the states of dengue outbreaks. Further, obtained results were compared.