Published on in Vol 6, No 1 (2014):

Tools and Apps to Enhance Situational Awareness for Global Disease Surveillance

Tools and Apps to Enhance Situational Awareness for Global Disease Surveillance

Tools and Apps to Enhance Situational Awareness for Global Disease Surveillance

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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.