This volume discusses how biosurveillance systems support epidemiologists and public health officials in the early identification, situational awareness, and response management of natural and man-made health-related events. Initial chapters build a foundation while subsequent chapters present applied case studies from around the world, including China, the United States, Denmark, and the Asia-Pacific region. Through these case studies, the expert contributors offer first-hand insight on lessons learned and unresolved issues. The book also addresses policy and organizational issues related to the construction of biosurveillance systems.

Timeliness of Data Sources. Simulating and Evaluating Biosurveillance Datasets. Remote Sensing-Based Modeling of Infectious Disease Transmission. Integrating Human Capabilities into Biosurveillance Systems: A Study of Biosurveillance and Situation Awareness. The Role of Zoos in Biosurveillance. HealthMap. The Role of SMS Text Messaging to Improve Public Health Response. Using Prediction Markets to Forecast Infectious Diseases. The Role of Data Aggregation in Public Health and Food Safety Surveillance. Introduction to China's Infectious Disease Surveillance System. Biosurveillance and Public Health Practice: A Case Study of North Carolina's NC DETECT System. Aberration Detection in R Illustrated by Danish Mortality Monitoring. User Requirements toward a Real-Time Biosurveillance Program. Using Common Alerting Protocol to Support a Real-Time Biosurveillance Program in Sri Lanka and India. Navigating the Information Storm: Web-Based Global Health Surveillance in BioCaster. A Snapshot of Situation Awareness: Using the NC DETECT System to Monitor the 2007 Heat Wave. Linking Detection to Effective Response.