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Disease Surveillance - CDC selects vendor for national biosurveillance program

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:08:45 GMT

GCN - The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded a pair of contracts totaling $68.4 million to Science Applications International Corp. to help implement and support CDC’s BioSense national syndromic surveillance program.

Disease Surveillance - Bioterrorism, infection surveillance system receives national award for excellence

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 10:52:53 GMT

Lincoln Tribune - A computerized system developed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. Division of Public Health experts to detect bioterrorism and infectious disease outbreaks has received a prestigious national award for excellence.

Disease Surveillance - At Entry Points, on the Lookout for Symptoms

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:22:02 GMT

New York Times - Expanding an old weapon in the struggle against infectious disease, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has opened 10 new quarantine stations at major ports of entry in the past 18 months and plans to add several more in the coming year.

Disease Surveillance - CDC Proposal Would Help U.S. Track Travelers

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:19:14 GMT

Washington Post - The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a phone-book-thick proposed rule yesterday that would give the federal government new powers to track the comings and goings of individual travelers and expand the circumstances under which passengers exposed to a serious communicable disease could be isolated or quarantined.

Disease Surveillance - Animals' ills harbinger for humans?

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:18:45 GMT

Wasington Times - Like canaries in a coal mine, sick animals -- cats, crows and most everything in between -- could be early-warning sentinels of bioterrorism attacks, disease and other human health hazards.

Disease Surveillance - Canada/US Link Critical Disease Surveillance Systems

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:12:00 GMT

Medical News Today - Canada's Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh and United States Ambassador David Wilkins today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enable simultaneous exchange and comparison of information between national laboratories to speed up response times and capacities when managing infectious disease outbreaks.

Disease Surveillance - Bioterrorism disease tracking system expands

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 08:50:15 GMT

ABC - A system that allows health experts to track diseases that might result from bioterrorism is being expanded across Australia. The surveillance system collects data from emergency departments so authorities can monitor the pattern of diseases and illnesses, such as SARS and smallpox.

Disease Surveillance - Syndromic surveillance

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:06:57 GMT

South Bend Tribune - A look at the use of syndromic surveillance to detect bioterrorism attacks in Indiana.

Disease Surveillance - E.P.A. Report Finds Lag in Monitoring Attacks

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 11:06:35 GMT

New York Times - The effort for quick detection of a biological attack in major cities through Project BioWatch is faltering because of shortcomings in the Environmental Protection Agency's management of the program..."The failure of E.P.A. to completely fulfill its responsibilities raises uncertainty about the ability of the BioWatch program to detect a biological attack..."

More from Associated Press - EPA Urges More Bioterror Protections.

Disease Surveillance - IBM Debuts Bio-Surveillance Software

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:15:05 GMT

Information Week - After working for more than a year with input from several U.S. hospitals and government agencies, IBM made available last week new software to help track and manage public-health crises--such as bioterrorism--and other medical challenges, including quality of care.

Disease Surveillance - Health agency hires IBM to develop system to detect disease, bioterrorism

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:40:42 GMT

Canadian Press - Canadian health officials have turned to IBM to help develop a computerized early-warning system to detect outbreaks of infectious disease and bioterrorist attacks.

Disease Surveillance - BioWar: BioWatch response plans lacking

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:06:52 GMT

UPI - BioWatch, the Bush Administration's effort to use a network of sensors to snatch early warning of a bioterror attack from the air, still lacks sufficient coordination with local officials, critics say.

Disease Surveillance - Global health alert network adds languages

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:51:40 GMT

Associated Press - A global system designed to spot bioterrorist attacks or new disease outbreaks became even more global Wednesday - it now gathers information in six more languages.

More information from the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Disease Surveillance - The Flu Hunters

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 10:50:17 GMT

New York Times Magazine - For Keiji Fukuda and Tim Uyeki, stalking the flu bug is riveting, if disconcerting, work. But what keeps them up at night is the idea that global politics may prevent them from knowing until it's too late that a pandemic is brewing.

Disease Surveillance - Surveillance system keeps a close eye on diseases in Hub

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 11:58:32 GMT

Boston Herald - A report from the National Syndromic Surveillance Conference.

Disease Surveillance - Links between human and animal disease surveillance growing

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:03:42 GMT

CIDRAP - There is a growing national and international movement to link the monitoring of human and animal diseases.

Disease Surveillance - Special Guard WMD unit is reaction to world events

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Sat, 21 Aug 2004 10:41:43 GMT

Associated Press - A description of the The 41st Civil Support Team which is made up of 22 Kentucky National Guard and Air National Guard troops, and which exists to detect weapons of mass destruction and the chemical or biological tools of terrorism.

Disease Surveillance - Army envisions radar to track terrorism

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:01:52 GMT

Associated Press - For the U.S. Army, Doppler radar isn't just about more precise weather mapping and detecting wind shear. It also holds promise as an early warning system for airborne biological and chemical attacks.

Disease Surveillance - Bioterror research goes high-tech, focuses on earlier warnings

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 10:28:07 GMT

Chicago Tribune - Government analysts have begun scanning the United States daily for the first signs of a bioterror attack in Project Biosense by monitoring enormous databases that include over-the-counter drug sales and common ailments reported in hospital emergency rooms.

Disease Surveillance - Device to provide advanced biological diagnostic capability to warfighter

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Tue, 06 Apr 2004 10:55:17 GMT

US Joint Forces Command - A proposed system being shepherded by USJFCOM and the U.S. Air Force detects pathogens days before symptoms arise to save lives and improve operations.

Disease Surveillance - Lab tests, ongoing monitoring are keys to bioterror detection

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 11:34:48 GMT

Medical Device Daily - An overview of how the US is trying to defend against bioterrorism from the U.S. Army clinical coordinator for the Lab Response Network for Bioterrorism.

Disease Surveillance - Outbreak Alert: Sky High Eye on Epidemics

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:22:53 GMT

Space.com - Scientists are hoping to stem future outbreaks using Earth-watching satellites capable of identifying potential disease hotspots before an outbreak has time to spread.