Disease Surveillance

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There is great risk that is posed to the public as a result of the rising cases of infectious diseases . There have also been new emerging cases of diseases in the United States that are a threat to the citizens . There is need to detect these cases early enough before they spread to other areas . This is known as disease surveillance . This essay describes the various systems that have been employed by the state federal and other

officials to help in the detection of trends of these diseases

Introduction

Disease surveillance is defined as the systematic data collection , data analysis and interpretation of the results in to enable effective planning in the aspect of disease control . It enables infectious diseases to be detected early so that their potential threat to the public is minimized . The threats may be due to cases of food borne infections , bioterrorism and communicable diseases (Lombardo and Buckeridge , 2007

There are several systems and networks that have been put in place in to help in the surveillance of infectious diseases . Disease surveillance also requires the collaboration of different partners and officials , an effective communication system and reliable laboratory networks in to be effective

BioSense involves the use of syndromic data derived from different electronic sources . This improves the speed at which disease is detected . It enables outbreaks to be detected early enough before they lead to serious problems . It has been applied in...