Effectiveness of national biosurveillance systems : BioWatch and the public health system : interim report

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Effectiveness of national biosurveillance systems : BioWatch and the public health system : interim report

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BioWatch and the public health system : interim report

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Committee on Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Board on Life Sciences, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies

Creator

• National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), Committee on Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System

Contributor

• National Research Council (U.S.), Board on Life Sciences
• Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Board on Health Sciences Policy
• National Academies Press (U.S.)
• National Research Council (U.S.), Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

Subject

• Biological Warfare Agents
• Bioterrorism -- prevention & control
• BioWatch Program (U.S.)
• United States
• Biohazard Release -- prevention & control

Language

eng

Summary

• For many years, concerns about bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases have drawn attention to the need for strong surveillance systems. Experts are working to develop new and better ways to detect these biological threats as quickly as possible. One effort in this area is the Department of Homeland Security's BioWatch program. To evaluate the effectiveness of the BioWatch program, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) convened the Committee on Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System. This interim report contains no findings and recommendations, but outlines the committee's initial progress
• For many years, concerns about bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases have drawn attention to the need for strong surveillance systems. Experts are working to develop new and better ways to detect these biological threats as quickly as possible. One effort in this area is the Department of Homeland Security's BioWatch program. To evaluate the effectiveness of the BioWatch program, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) convened the Committee on Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System. This interim report contains no findings and recommendations, but outlines the committee's initial progress

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DNLM

Funding information

This study was supported by Contract No. HSHQDC-08-C-00043 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Department of Homeland Security. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

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WA 295