id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-021933-5082epvg Kearney, Alexis Introduction to Biological Agents and Pandemics 2015-10-23 .txt text/plain 2021 131 41 In an effort to better identify and track potential outbreaks related to infectious diseases, both naturally occurring and those related to biowarfare and terrorism, public health practitioners developed surveillance systems designed to analyze routinely collected health information. They define PHEP as the capability of the public health and health care systems, communities, and individuals, to prevent, protect against, quickly Second highest priority agents include those that are moderately easy to disseminate, result in moderate morbidity rates and low mortality rates, and require specific enhancements of the CDC's diagnostic capacity and enhanced disease surveillance. The information provided by surveillance systems, used in conjunction with clinical data, will ultimately help public health practitioners identify an etiologic agent. As preparedness strategies become more standardized and evidence based, our ability to respond to public health emergencies, including biological attacks, will improve. Real-time public health surveillance for emergency preparedness ./cache/cord-021933-5082epvg.txt ./txt/cord-021933-5082epvg.txt