COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK PREDICTION IN NIGERIA USING NCDC SURVEILLANCE DATA

COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK PREDICTION IN NIGERIA USING NCDC SURVEILLANCE DATA Wuese Paul SHIR¹*, Shammah Emmanuel Chaku², H.K Oduwole³ ¹ Centre for Cyberspace, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria ² Data Science and Technology, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria * Corresponding author: Wuese Paul SHIR | Email: [email protected] Abstract Lassa fever remains a significant public health concern in Nigeria, where sur