Defending against Catastrophic Terrorism
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Terrorist attacks can cause devastating damage to a society through the use of chemical, biological, or radiological weapons. Biological attacks may cause contamination, infectious disease outbreaks, and significant loss of life. Information systems that can efficiently and effectively collect, access, analyze, and report infectious disease data can help prevent, detect, respond to, and manage these attacks. In this chapter we discuss our ongoing BioPortal research and system development efforts motivated to address some of these challenges.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007