BioWatch program
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The BioWatch program is a U.S. national biosurveillance system designed to detect the airborne release of biological agents as early as possible to help prevent or mitigate bioterrorism attacks.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States government program
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biosurveillance system → |
| aimsTo |
mitigate consequences of bioterrorism attacks
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prevent bioterrorism attacks → |
| country |
United States
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| dataUsedBy |
federal public health authorities
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local public health authorities → state public health authorities → |
| designedFor |
large metropolitan areas
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urban environments → |
| focusesOn |
bioterrorism
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public health security → |
| goal |
enable timely medical countermeasures
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rapid detection of biological attacks → reduce morbidity and mortality from biological incidents → |
| hasChallenge |
cost-effectiveness concerns
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false positives and false negatives → integration with public health systems → timeliness of detection → |
| isComponentOf |
U.S. biodefense strategy
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U.S. critical infrastructure protection → |
| monitoredBy |
federal government oversight bodies
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| monitors |
airborne biological agents
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| operatedBy |
Office of Health Affairs
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security → |
| partOf |
U.S. national biosurveillance system
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| purpose |
detect airborne release of biological agents
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early warning of bioterrorism attacks → support public health response to biological threats → |
| relatedTo |
biodefense
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biosurveillance → homeland security programs → public health surveillance → |
| riskTypeAddressed |
catastrophic health emergencies
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intentional biological release → |
| sector |
homeland security
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public health → |
| subjectOf |
congressional oversight hearings
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independent evaluations of performance → policy debates on effectiveness → |
| supports |
bioterrorism preparedness
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emergency response planning → situational awareness for biological incidents → |
| typeOfThreatMonitored |
biological warfare agents
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biological weapons → |
| uses |
biological agent detection technology
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environmental air sampling → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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United States Department of Homeland Security
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overseesProgram |
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BioWatch program
("U.S. national biosurveillance system")
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partOf |