The Bayesian aerosol release detector: An algorithm for detecting and characterizing outbreaks caused by an atmospheric release of Bacillus anthracis

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 29, 2007, Pages 5225-5252

  Hogan, William R ^a   Cooper, Gregory F ^a   Wallstrom, Garrick L ^a   Wagner, Michael M ^a   Depinay, Jean Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dispersion models; Bayesian analysis; Biosurveillance; Inhalational anthrax; Outbreak detection algorithms; Statistical Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BAYES THEOREM; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VICTIM;

AEROSOLS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BAYES THEOREM; BIOMETRY; BIOTERRORISM; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING; SPORES, BACTERIAL; UNITED STATES; WIND;

EID: 37349120066     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: 10970258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.3093     Document Type: Article

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