What do CDC and other public health officials do with the data in BioSense?
The data are used to help identify and characterize naturally occurring bioterrorism events or disease outbreaks using electronic biosurveillance techniques. The data are analyzed and presented through the BioSense application for simultaneous viewing by CDC and state and local health departments. Hospital users can also view their own data through the BioSense application.
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