Biosurveillance: Methods and Case Studies
Chapman and Hall/CRC
ISBN13:
9780367383411
$90.74
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 on this promising public health innovation, Biosurveillance: Methods and Case Studies discusses how these systems churn through vast amounts of health-related data to support epidemiologists and public health officials in the early identification, situation awareness, and response management of natural and man-made health-related events. The book follows a natural sequence from theory to application. The initial chapters build a foundation while subsequent chapters present more applied case studies from around the world, including China, the United States, Denmark, and the Asia-Pacific region. The contributors share candid, first-hand insights on lessons learned and unresolved issues that will help chart the future of biosurveillance. As this book illustrates, biosurveillance operates in a complex, multidimensional problem space that incorporates varied data. Capturing the progress of modern-day pioneers who are walking in John Snow's footsteps, this volume shows how contemporary information technology can be applied to the age-old challenge of combating the spread of disease and illness.
- | Author: Taha Kass-Hout, Xiaohui Zhang
- | Publisher: Chapman And Hall/Crc
- | Publication Date: Sep 19, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 380 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0367383411
- | ISBN-13: 9780367383411
- Author:
- Taha Kass-Hout, Xiaohui Zhang
- Publisher:
- Chapman And Hall/Crc
- Publication Date:
- Sep 19, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 380 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0367383411
- ISBN-13:
- 9780367383411