Efforts to Develop a National Biosurveillance Capability Need a National Strategy and a Designated Leader

By U.S. Government Accountability Office

The United States government has a history of employing health surveillance to help limit malady, loss of life, and economic impact of diseases. Recent legislation and presidential directives have called for a robust and integrated biosurveillance capability; that is, the ability to provide early detection and situational awareness of potentially catastrophic biological events.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1490511318
• ISBN13: 9781490511313
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"