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Infectious Disease Informatics: Syndromic Surveillance for Public Health and BioDefense
| Content Provider | Springer-eBooks |
|---|---|
| Author | Chen, Hsinchun Zeng, Daniel Yan, Ping |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Computer-based infectious disease surveillance systems are capable of real-time or near real-time detection of serious illnesses and potential bioterrorism agent exposures and represent a major step forward in disease surveillance. Infectious Disease Informatics: Syndromic Surveillance for Public Health and Bio-Defense is an in-depth monograph that analyzes and evaluates the outbreak modeling and detection capabilities of existing surveillance systems under a unified framework, and presents the first book-length coverage of the subject from an informatics-driven perspective. Individual chapters consider the state of the art, including the facilitation of data collection, sharing and transmission; a focus on various outbreak detection methods; data visualization and information dissemination issues; and system assessment and other policy issues. Eight chapters then report on several real-world case studies, summarizing and comparing eight syndromic surveillance systems, including those that have been adopted by many public health agencies (e.g., RODS and BioSense). The book concludes with a discussion of critical issues and challenges, with a look to future directions. This book is an excellent source of current information for researchers in public health and IT. Government public health officials and private-sector practitioners in both public health and IT will find the most up-to-date information available, and students from a variety of disciplines, including public health, biostatistics, information systems, computer science, and public administration and policy will get a comprehensive look at the concepts, techniques, and practices of syndromic surveillance. |
| File Format | |
| ISBN | 9781441912787 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | SpringerLink Springer eBooks |
| Access Restriction | Subscribed |
| Subject Keyword | Medicine & Public Health Health Informatics Public Health Business Information Systems e-Commerce/e-business Information Systems and Communication Service Epidemiology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |