Special Report: Biosurveillance

This scanning electron micrograph shows that Ebola virus emerges from the surface of Vero cells of the African green monkey kidney epithelial cell line. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of April 13, 2016, there are 28,652 suspected cases of Ebola in West Africa, suspected of being probable, confirmed cases, and 11,325 confirmed deads come out It was. Photo courtesy of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Institute:

On January 26, 2016 President Obama held a conference on zica virus in the White House Situation Room. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 15 June 2016, continuous infections of mosquito vector animals have been reported in 60 countries and regions. Among them, since 2015, the first occurrence of juve virus in 46 countries, there is no evidence of trends and mosquito epidemics. spread. White House Pictures: Pete Souza

A color transmission electron micrograph created in 2009 showed that the H1N1 pandemic influenza virus caused a worldwide pandemic in 2009-2010 and since then it has become one of the seasonal influenza viruses. In a study published in "Lancet Infectious Diseases" magazine in 2012 it is estimated that from the first year of virus infection, 151,700 to 575,400 people worldwide died of H1N1 infection. Disease management prevention photo center: C. S. Goldsmith and A. Bashi

The term biological monitoring is the term used by medical and scientific experts, analysts, and researchers. It is also a buzzword used by the Department of Homeland Security and the Disease Control Center to describe a new defense program focused on threatening the rare threats of American people, plants and animals. . But what does this word mean? Biomonitoring is a system that monitors and interprets biological, chemical and agricultural threat data. This is an emerging process that has just begun, but it is expected to be an important part of national defense. It focuses on the threat of air, water and food contagion and it could be used as a weapon against the US, its citizens, and the land.

More than 1 million travelers are processed by the United States every day, and by integration of biomonitoring and detection technologies, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can protect the United States from new diseases that endanger public health I can do it. In this presentation we will clarify the biomonitoring techniques and methods currently used to strengthen US border security and discuss the necessity of new state-of-the-art technology to improve the quality of infection surveillance.

NACCHO's biomonitoring program maintains and strengthens the integration of local public health officials with federal bio monitoring plans and implementation activities. This is essential to ensure proper and prompt response to any biological threat. NACCHO supports local biomonitoring efforts by sharing important information on the detection capability of LHD biological threats, rapid mobilization and death, and systems, practices, and resources when bioterrorism occurs To remind the public of or new epidemics of infection. By participating in the biotechnology council, NACCHO promotes promising practices and supports projects by holding a telephone conference with the biomonitoring working group to express concern to LHD to Fed and agencies and partners It continues.