Biosurveillance: Methods and Case Studies

Taha Kass-Hout & Xiaohui Zhang

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: Nov 8, 2010

Description:

As evidenced by the anthrax attacks in 2001, the SARS outbreak in 2003, and the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009, a pathogen does not recognize geographic or national boundaries, often leading to devastating consequences. Automated biosurveillance systems have emerged as key solutions for mitigating current and future health-related events. Focusing