UMass Amherst biostatistician and national team assist CDC in influenza forecasting

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was looking for a preferred flu prediction model for use in its flu-forecasting challenge this season, an influenza-tracking model developed by a team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at the University of Massachusetts Amherst rose to the top and will be one of its principal prediction tools, Reich says.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news