Technologies to enable autonomous detection for biowatch: ensuring timely and accurate information for public health officials: workshop summary
Auteur :
National Research Council / Institute of Medicine / Board on Life Sciences / Board on Health Sciences Policy
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309292511
Date de publication :
31 déc. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The BioWatch program, funded and overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has three main elements - sampling, analysis, and response - each coordinated by different agencies. This title coordinates analysis and laboratory testing of the samples, though testing is actually carried out in state and local public health laboratories.