Syndromic surveillance and bioterrorism-related epidemics

To facilitate rapid detection of a future bioterrorist attack, an increasing number of public health departments are investing in new surveillance systems that target the early manifestations of bioterrorism-related disease. Whether this approach is likely to detect an epidemic sooner than reporting...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. 1197 - 1204
Main Authors:	Buehler, James W, Berkelman, Ruth L, Hartley, David M, Peters, Clarence J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-10-2003 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Analysis Anthrax - diagnosis Anthrax - epidemiology Bioterrorism Botulism - diagnosis Botulism - epidemiology Disease Outbreaks Health care industry Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral - diagnosis Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral - epidemiology Humans Plague - diagnosis Plague - epidemiology Population Surveillance - methods Safety and security measures Seasons Smallpox - diagnosis Smallpox - epidemiology Syndrome Tularemia - diagnosis Tularemia - epidemiology United States
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