{"product_id":"infectious-disease-informatics-syndromic-surveillance-for-public-health-and-bio-defense-9781461425397","title":"Infectious Disease Informatics: Syndromic Surveillance for Public Health and Bio-Defense","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hsinchun Chen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComputer-based infectious disease surveillance systems are capable of real-time or near real-time detection of serious illnesses and potential bioterrorism agent exposures and represent a major step forward in disease surveillance. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfectious Disease Informatics: Syndromic Surveillance for Public Health and Bio-Defense\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an in-depth monograph that analyzes and evaluates the outbreak modeling and detection capabilities of existing surveillance systems under a unified framework, and presents the first book-length coverage of the subject from an informatics-driven perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual chapters consider the state of the art, including the facilitation of data collection, sharing and transmission; a focus on various outbreak detection methods; data visualization and information dissemination issues; and system assessment and other policy issues. Eight chapters then report on several real-world case studies, summarizing and comparing eight syndromic surveillance systems, including those that have been adopted by many public health agencies (e.g., RODS and BioSense). The book concludes with a discussion of critical issues and challenges, with a look to future directions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is an excellent source of current information for researchers in public health and IT. Government public health officials and private-sector practitioners in both public health and IT will find the most up-to-date information available, and students from a variety of disciplines, including public health, biostatistics, information systems, computer science, and public administration and policy will get a comprehensive look at the concepts, techniques, and practices of syndromic surveillance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45274338754711,"sku":"9781461425397","price":12486.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781461425397.webp?v=1769279630","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/infectious-disease-informatics-syndromic-surveillance-for-public-health-and-bio-defense-9781461425397","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}