Tools and Apps to Enhance Situational Awareness for Global Disease Surveillance

Authors

  • Alina Deshpande Defense Systems and Analysis Division, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
  • Kristen Margevicius Defense Systems and Analysis Division, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
  • Eric Generous Defense Systems and Analysis Division, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
  • Kirsten Taylor-McCabe Defense Systems and Analysis Division, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
  • Lauren Castro Defense Systems and Analysis Division, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
  • Joseph Longo Defense Systems and Analysis Division, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
  • Reid Priedhorsky Defense Systems and Analysis Division, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5183

Abstract

Situational awareness is important for both early warning and early detection of a disease outbreak. We will describe a suite of tools developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory that provide actionable information and knowledge for enhanced situational awareness during an unfolding event. The BRD is a searchable database, a one stop shop for disease surveillance resources and can be used for validating information received about disease outbreaks. The BaRD is a searchable database that catalogs and classifies epidemiological model-specific information to allow facile selection. The SWAP is an app to provide a context for a rapidly unfolding event through graphical visualization.

Author Biography

Alina Deshpande, Defense Systems and Analysis Division, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States

Alina has a BS in Microbiology, and MS and PhD in Biomedical Sciences. She was a director's funded post-doctoral fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory and has been a staff member in the Defense Systems and Analysis division since 2005. She has led multiple projects in human and animal disease surveillance and diagnostics and is currently leading a project focused on the development of tools and methodologies for decision support in global disease surveillance.

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Deshpande, A., Margevicius, K., Generous, E., Taylor-McCabe, K., Castro, L., Longo, J., & Priedhorsky, R. (2014). Tools and Apps to Enhance Situational Awareness for Global Disease Surveillance. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5183

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Lightning Talks