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- noun The
monitoring of thebiological environment, as for example to forestall disease.
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Examples
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That practice has a wonky name — biosurveillance — but it's how officials track the spread of flu, detect the latest whooping cough outbreak, and watch for weird symptoms that might signal a brand-new disease or even bioterrorism.
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Work is beginning on technology to do just that, trying to link local biosurveillance to electronic health records, maybe even mobile apps.
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Most notably, there are currently gaps in basic infrastructure and funding, biosurveillance, maintaining an adequate and expertly trained workforce, developing and manufacturing vaccines and medicines, surge capacity for providing care in major emergencies, and helping communities cope with and recover from emergencies.
Jeffrey Levi: Not Crying Wolf: There is an Emergency for Emergency Preparedness Jeffrey Levi 2010
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WASHINGTON -- A Washington state biosurveillance firm raised the first warning about a possible outbreak of swine flu in Mexico more than two weeks before ...
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WASHINGTON -- A Washington state biosurveillance firm raised the first warning about a possible outbreak of swine flu in Mexico more than two weeks before ...
Johann Hari: Our Hunger for Cheap Meat Has Created Swine Flu 2009
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His biosurveillance panel will soon formally suggest that the federal government create a locus to analyze all disease issues of any consequence and then allot resources intelligently.
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WASHINGTON -- A Washington state biosurveillance firm raised the first warning about a possible outbreak of swine flu in Mexico more than two weeks before ...
Noah St. John: This Little Piggy Doesn't Go to Market: How to Fight Fear and Make It Work For You 2009
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In addition, we will examine the issues of nuclear and radiological terrorism, bioterrorism, contraband smuggling, biosurveillance, mitigating electromagnetic pulse attacks, and oversight of the DHS Centers of Excellence.
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More Homeland Security Department officials provide update to Congress on biosurveillance programs.
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Preliminary Government Accountability Office study of government biosurveillance measures.
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