Application of the SARIMA-LSTM model to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for Visceral Leishmaniasis

Introduction: This study proposes a combined Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average and Long Short-Term Memory (SARIMA-LSTM) model to enhance the accuracy of evaluating the effectiveness of visceral leishmaniasis prevention and control efforts in Yangquan, China. Methodology: Data were...

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Main Authors: Mengchen Han, Chongqi Hao, Zhiyang Zhao, Peijun Zhang, Bin Wu, Lixia Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://www.jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/20739
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Summary:Introduction: This study proposes a combined Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average and Long Short-Term Memory (SARIMA-LSTM) model to enhance the accuracy of evaluating the effectiveness of visceral leishmaniasis prevention and control efforts in Yangquan, China. Methodology: Data were obtained from the Yangquan Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The hybrid model integrates a SARIMA component with a residual-based LSTM neural network. Results: In the SARIMA-LSTM model, the LSTM component included seven hidden layer nodes, a learning rate of 0.001, 500 training epochs, a batch size of 256, and utilized the Adam optimization algorithm. The SARIMA-LSTM model demonstrated superior performance (MSE = 2.824, MAE = 1.279, RMSE = 1.681). A paired samples t-test revealed a statistically significant difference between predicted and actual case counts (t = -4.058, p < 0.001), indicating that the actual number of cases was lower than predicted. Conclusions: The combined SARIMA-LSTM model outperformed the individual SARIMA and LSTM models, suggesting that the implemented interventions were generally effective.
ISSN:1972-2680