IAV develops early warning system to predict dengue outbreaks in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15 (UNI) The Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) here has developed a machine learning-based early warning system to predict district-level dengue outbreak risks in Kerala, helping health authorities initiate preventive measures before the disease spreads. The Dengue Early Warning System combines disease surveillance data with meteorological information to assess the likelihood of outbreaks and generate weekly alerts for individual districts. The system was developed by a team led by Dr Abhinand C S, scientist in the Virus Genomics, Bioinformatics and Statistics Division of IAV. The model analyses rainfall, temperature, atmospheric humidity and reported dengue cases to identify patterns…