Essence, (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics)
- Essence, (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics)
Essence is the Department of Defense's Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics. Essence's goal is to monitor health data as it becomes available and discover epidemics and similar health concerns before they move out of control. [ [http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-07/pb_hotzones "Spotting the Hot Zones: Now We Can Monitor Epidemics Hour by Hour" by Sharon Weinberger, accessed July 16, 2008] ]
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