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A hybrid forecasting technique for infection and death from the mpox virus.

Hasnain Iftikhar, Muhammad Daniyal, Moiz Qureshi, Kassim Tawaiah, Richard Kwame Ansah, Jonathan Kwaku Afriyie

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Article in Digital health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hasnain IftikharDepartment of Statistics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad DaniyalDepartment of Statistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1415-4970
Moiz QureshiDepartment of Statistics, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad, Pakistan.
Kassim TawaiahDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0195-225X
Richard Kwame AnsahDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.
Jonathan Kwaku AfriyieDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHIslamia University of Bahawalpur · PKQuaid-i-Azam University · PKShaheed Benazir Bhutto University · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The rising of new cases and death counts from the mpox virus (MPV) is alarming. In order to mitigate the impact of the MPV it is essential to have information of the virus's future position using more precise time series and stochastic models. In this present study, a hybrid forecasting system has been developed for new cases and death counts for MPV infection using the world daily cumulative confirmed and death series. Methods: The original cumulative series was decomposed into new two subseries, such as a trend component and a stochastic series using the Hodrick-Prescott filter. To assess the efficacy of the proposed models, a comparative analysis with several widely recognized benchmark models, including auto-regressive (AR) model, auto-regressive moving average (ARMA) model, non-parametric auto-regressive (NPAR) model and artificial neural network (ANN), was performed. Results: The introduction of two novel hybrid models, Conclusion: The new models developed can be implemented in forecasting other diseases in the future. To address the current situation effectively, governments and stakeholders must implement significant changes to ensure strict adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) by the public. Given the anticipated continuation of increasing trends in the coming days, these measures are essential for mitigating the impact of the outbreak.

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decompositionforecastingHodrick–Prescott filterhybrid modelsmpox virustime series

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PMID37799502
PMCPMC10548807
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