epb_rsv_inchosp_2025-2026_dev_dd567e3e80

EpiBenchmark challenge: epb_rsv_inchosp_2025-2026_dev_dd567e3e80 This challenge is designed for EpiBenchmark. Before preparing forecasts or scoring them, install the EpiBench command-line interface as described in the EpiBenchmark documentation. Development challenge — not finalized. This is a dev release for testing. Its definition, ground truth, and scoring may change before a stable versioned release, and it is not yet a citable benchmark. The challenge is derived from the 2025–2026 RSV Forecast Hub. It evaluates forecasts of weekly incident RSV hospital admissions, using the target name wk inc rsv hosp. Challenge details Field Value Challenge ID epb_rsv_inchosp_2025-2026_dev_dd567e3e80 Challenge name epb_rsv_inchosp_2025-2026_dev Source hub RSV Forecast Hub, 2025–2026 season Pathogen Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Target wk inc rsv hosp Frequency Weekly Reference-date span 2025-11-22 to 2026-05-30 Forecast-date span 2025-11-22 to 2026-06-20 Locations 52 jurisdictions, including US Horizons 0, 1, 2, and 3 Required forecast tasks 5,824 (28 reference dates × 52 locations × 4 horizons) Provided ground truth Vintaged (as_of each reference date); see gt/ and task_list.csv Scoring truth Final (latest-revised) values reported by the source hub