A System Overview of the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics

Abstract

SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS: (1) ESSENCE is the first system to integrate both military and civilian health indicator data for early notification of health events. (2) ESSENCE versions are being used for public health surveillance of naturally occurring diseases as well as bioterrorist events. (3) Public health surveillance has been around since the 14th century. Recent advances in information technology and outbreak detection algorithms have advanced disease surveillance to become an important factor in identification and management of major health events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 2004
Accession Number
ADA449552

Entities

People

  • Jay Mansfield
  • Joe Lombardo
  • Rich Wojcik
  • Wayne Loschen

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Epidemics
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Public Health
  • Surveillance
  • Test Beds
  • User Interface
  • Websites

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics