I wish to thank a number of people for helping this book come into existence. Starting with
the researchers and scholars, I thank you all for your time and insights. In particular, I want to …

Syndromic Surveillance aims at analyzing medical data to detect clusters of illness or
forecast disease outbreaks. Although the research in this field is flourishing in terms of …

This chapter surveys how the biosecurity threat environment has changed since 9/11 and
examines in detail a range of technological, psycho-social and policy drivers that will …

Accurate disease reporting, ideally in near real time, is a prerequisite to detecting disease
outbreaks and implementing appropriate measures for their control. This study compared …

Abstract Background and objectives: Bioterrorism Information System has been widely used
under different titles for real-time detection, control and evaluation of bioterrorism attacks in …

Introduction: D uring recent years, occurrence of terroristic attacks throughout the Middle
East and occasionally in Iran have proposed that bioterrorists have the ability to disseminate …

A utilização de patógenos com finalidade bélica vem sendo observada desde a Era antes
de cristo e poderia ter sido considerada uma página virada com o fim da Guerra Fria. No …

The main purpose of the study was to examine the impact of sociocultural factors on the
incidence and spread of ebola virus disease (EVD) during the 2014/2015 outbreak in Sierra …

Abstract Background: The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR), adopted
in 1988 at the 48th World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa meeting in …

The cornerstone of any clinical outcomes program, including one responsible for healthcare
epidemiology (HE) and infection prevention (IP) and antimicrobial stewardship (ASP), is …