Small Area Estimation of Case Growths for Timely COVID-19 Outbreak Detection

1 code implementation • 7 Dec 2023 • Zhaowei She, Zilong Wang, Jagpreet Chhatwal, Turgay Ayer

Furthermore, we conducted a case study based on outbreak case data from the state of Colorado and showed that the timely detection of outbreaks could have been improved by up to 224% using TLGRF when compared to the decisions made by Colorado's Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE).

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Estimating County-Level COVID-19 Exponential Growth Rates Using Generalized Random Forests

1 code implementation • 31 Oct 2020 • Zhaowei She, Zilong Wang, Turgay Ayer, Asmae Toumi, Jagpreet Chhatwal

Rapid and accurate detection of community outbreaks is critical to address the threat of resurgent waves of COVID-19.