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Table 1 Modules and features description for Section 2.1

From: Attention-based recurrent neural network for influenza epidemic prediction

Module name

Feature name

Description

Legal influenza cases report module

Legal influenza cases numbers

The number of influenza cases in the national infectious disease reporting system.

Epidemic monitoring module

Influenza outbreaks numbers

More than 10 influenza-like cases occurred within one week in the same unit.

 

Affected cases numbers

The total number of people affected by the epidemic.

Symptom monitoring module

Influenza-like cases numbers (0-5 age)

The number of influenza-like cases (0-5 age).

 

Influenza-like cases numbers (5-15 age)

The number of influenza-like cases (5-15 age).

 

Influenza-like cases numbers (15-25 age)

The number of influenza-like cases (15-25 age).

 

Influenza-like cases numbers (25-60 age)

The number of influenza-like cases (25-60 age).

 

Influenza-like cases numbers (> 60 age)

The number of influenza-like cases (over 60 age).

 

Total influenza-like cases numbers

The total number of influenza-like cases.

 

Total visiting patients numbers

The total number of visiting patients.

 

Upper respiratory tract infections numbers

The number of upper respiratory tract infections.

Pharmacy monitoring module

Chinese patent cold medicines

Sales of Chinese patent cold medicines.

 

Other cold medicines

Sales of other cold medicines.

Climate data module

Average temperature (∘C)

Average temperature.

 

Maximum temperature (∘C)

Maximum temperature.

 

Minimum temperature (∘C)

Minimum temperature.

 

Rainfall (mm)

Rainfall.

 

Air pressure (hPa)

Air pressure.

 

Relative humidity (%)

Relative humidity.