Biosurveillance

Biosurveillance
Author: Taha Kass-Hout
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2010-11-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1439800472

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