| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 209 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Integrated series in information systems, 1571-0270 ; [21] |
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Integrated series in information systems ; 21.
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| Contents |
Infectious disease informatics : an introduction and an analysis framework -- Public health syndromic surveillance systems -- Syndromic surveillance data sources and collection strategies -- Data analysis and outbreak detection -- Data visualization, information dissemination, and alerting -- System assessment and evaluation -- BioSense -- RODS -- BioPortal -- ESSENCE -- New York City syndromic surveillance systems -- EARS -- Argus -- HealthMap -- Challenges and future directions |
| Summary |
"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"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Medical informatics.
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Communicable diseases -- Data processing
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Public health -- Data processing
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Public health surveillance.
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Medicine -- Data processing.
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Biomedical engineering.
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Biomedical Technology
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Communicable Diseases -- epidemiology
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Medical Informatics -- methods
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Population Surveillance -- methods
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Medical Informatics Applications
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Medical Informatics
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Biomedical Engineering
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biomedical engineering.
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MEDICAL -- Medical History & Records.
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Affaires.
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Science économique.
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Economie de l'entreprise.
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Medicine -- Data processing
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Biomedical engineering
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Medical informatics
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Public health -- Data processing
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Public health surveillance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zeng, Daniel
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Yan, Ping (Of Public Health Agency of Canada)
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| ISBN |
9781441912787 |
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1441912789 |
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