U.S.military syndromic surveillance system ESSENCE:a typical case study
10.7644/j.issn.1674-9960.2014.02.010
- VernacularTitle:美军症状监测系统ESSENCE典型案例分析及借鉴
- Author:
Jin CHENG
;
Xiaoru YANG
;
Qun ZHANG
;
Zhibin YANG
;
Fangwei LI
;
Zhijing XU
;
Tao ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
syndromic surveillance;
syndromic surveillance system;
biosecurity;
bioterrorism;
early warning
- From:
Military Medical Sciences
2014;(2):112-116,128
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Syndromic surveillance , based on non-specific pre-diagnosis and other information , is capable of nearly real-time detection and early warning of potential bioterrorism and emerging infectious threats .Developed countries , led by the U.S., have conducted in-depth and front research in this area while China has just started syndromic surveillance re -search in the exploratory trial stage .The Chinese army is facing an urgent need for syndromic surveillance .This paper makes a case study of foreign military syndromic surveillance practices , typically the U.S.representative system ESSENSE , which was developed by the U .S.Department of Defense and deployed in all military treatment facilities .Some suggestions for the Chinese army are also discussed .
