Tools and Apps to Enhance Situational Awareness for Global Disease Surveillance

Journal Article · Sun Mar 09 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Online Journal of Public Health Informatics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5183· OSTI ID:1629276

Deshpande, Alina ^[1]; Margevicius, Kristen ^[2]; Generous, Eric ^[2]; Taylor-McCabe, Kirsten ^[2]; Castro, Lauren ^[2]; Longo, Joseph ^[2]; Priedhorsky, Reid ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); DOE/OSTI
2. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Situational awareness is important for both early warning and early detection of a disease outbreak. We will describe a suite of tools developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory that provide actionable information and knowledge for enhanced situational awareness during an unfolding event. The BRD is a searchable database, a one stop shop for disease surveillance resources and can be used for validating information received about disease outbreaks. Furthermore, the BaRD is a searchable database that catalogs and classifies epidemiological model-specific information to allow facile selection. The SWAP is an app to provide a context for a rapidly unfolding event through graphical visualization.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science Division
• OSTI ID: 1629276
• Journal Information: Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, Journal Name: Online Journal of Public Health Informatics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 6; ISSN 1947-2579
• Publisher: University of Illinois at Chicago
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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decision support
infectious disease
surveillance