This surveillance system goes beyond bioterrorism.
Florida hospitals are benefiting in practical ways from a system originally designed to detect bioterrorism attacks. The system is proving useful in alerting emergency staff to naturally occurring infections early enough to take proactive action. The system is available to any interested ED. EDs can use the system to identify common maladies such as influenza in time to prepare for a community outbreak. Any ED in a large populated area may find the system useful.
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