Handbook of Biosurveillance - Hardcover

Reseña del editor

Provides a coherent and comprehensive account of the theory and practice of real-time human disease outbreak detection, explicitly recognizing the revolution in practices of infection control and public health surveillance.

• Reviews the current mathematical, statistical, and computer science systems for early detection of disease outbreaks
• Provides extensive coverage of existing surveillance data
• Discusses experimental methods for data measurement and evaluation
• Addresses engineering and practical implementation of effective early detection systems
• Includes real case studies

Reseña del editor

This book provides a coherent and comprehensive account of the theory and practice of real-time human disease outbreak detection, explicitly recognizing the revolution in practices of infection control and public health surveillance. It reviews the current mathematical, statistical, and computer science systems for early detection of disease outbreaks. It provides extensive coverage of existing surveillance data, and discusses experimental methods for data measurement and evaluation. It addresses engineering and practical implementation of effective early detection systems, and includes real case studies.