Biosurveillance

Methods and Case Studies

• Author(s): Taha Kass-Hout, Xiaohui Zhang,
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Pages: 380
• ISBN_10: 1040205496
  ISBN_13: 9781040205495
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General , Medical / Public Health , Medical / Biostatistics , Medical / Epidemiology ,

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