Rapid Sensor Technology: A Risk and System Complexity Analyses of Early Detection of Influenza-Like-Illnesses

Pinto C. Ariel and Bozkurt Ipek
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Pinto C. Ariel: Old Dominion University
Bozkurt Ipek: Old Dominion University

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2009, vol. 6, issue 1, 20

Abstract: The development of effective and reliable methods to defend the nation against biological terrorism remains an urgent challenge to researchers in the areas of risk, bio-defense, public health, and emergency medicine. The emerging threat of the avian flu pandemic also highlights the unpreparedness of our nation's health care system to meet a highly contagious and infectious disease outbreak. The implementation of a rapid sensor technology for early detection of influenza-like-illness provides possible opportunities, as well as problems. Bounding and defining such a complex problem is one of the first challenges this research addresses. Approaching this problem from various perspectives such as risk management, critical infrastructures and emergency medicine proves to be a valid strategy for an efficient solution. After defining the problem and laying out a strategy, discussions on possible tools and techniques for the solution of the problem is presented in this paper, together with the compounding sources of and issues with complexity.

Keywords: biosensor; critical infrastructure; biodefense; risk; pandemic; complex (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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