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Science News for September 21, 2002


D.C. surveillance system considered a model for early disease detection

The Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) tracks data from military medical facilities in the Washington, D.C. area to detect outbreaks and biological terrorism. The system balances timeliness with data quality to identify clusters of diseases.

SourceCenter for Advancing Health·JournalAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine·DateSep 21, 2002