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Biosurveillance: Methods and Case Studies

Taha Kass-Hout & Xiaohui Zhang

PublisherCRC Press
PublishedNov 8, 2010
LanguageEnglish

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