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Title: Global biosurveillance: enabling science and technology. Workshop background and motivation: international scientific engagement for global security

Abstract

Through discussion the conference aims to: (1) Identify core components of a comprehensive global biosurveillance capability; (2) Determine the scientific and technical bases to support such a program; (3) Explore the improvement in biosurveillance to enhance regional and global disease outbreak prediction; (4) Recommend an engagement approach to establishing an effective international community and regional or global network; (5) Propose implementation strategies and the measures of effectiveness; and (6) Identify the challenges that must be overcome in the next 3-5 years in order to establish an initial global biosurveillance capability that will have significant positive impact on BioNP as well as public health and/or agriculture. There is also a look back at the First Biothreat Nonproliferation Conference from December 2007. Whereas the first conference was an opportunity for problem solving to enhance and identify new paradigms for biothreat nonproliferation, this conference is moving towards integrated comprehensive global biosurveillance. Main reasons for global biosurveillance are: (1) Rapid assessment of unusual disease outbreak; (2) Early warning of emerging, re-emerging and engineered biothreat enabling reduced morbidity and mortality; (3) Enhanced crop and livestock management; (4) Increase understanding of host-pathogen interactions and epidemiology; (5) Enhanced international transparency for infectious disease research supporting BWC goals;more » and (6) Greater sharing of technology and knowledge to improve global health.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1047149
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-11-00369; LA-UR-11-369
TRN: US201215%%782
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Global Biosurveillance Conference ; January 18, 2011 ; Santa Fe, NM
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; AGRICULTURE; CROPS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASES; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORECASTING; GLOBAL ASPECTS; IMPLEMENTATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE; MORTALITY; PROLIFERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SECURITY; GLOBAL ANALYSIS

Citation Formats

Cui, Helen H. Global biosurveillance: enabling science and technology. Workshop background and motivation: international scientific engagement for global security. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Cui, Helen H. Global biosurveillance: enabling science and technology. Workshop background and motivation: international scientific engagement for global security. United States.
Cui, Helen H. 2011. "Global biosurveillance: enabling science and technology. Workshop background and motivation: international scientific engagement for global security". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1047149.
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