Biosurveillance: A Modern Look.

The early part of the twenty-first century saw a revolution in the field of Homeland Security. The 9/11 attacks, shortly followed thereafter by the Anthrax Attacks, served as a wakeup call to the United States and showed the inadequacy of the current state of the nation's Homeland Security operations.Biodefense, and as a direct result Biosurveillance, changed dramatically after these tragedies, planting the seeds of fear in the minds of Americans.They were shown that not only could the United States be attacked at any time, but the weapon could be an invisible disease-causing agent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]