Solucient, Knightsbridge Create Surveillance System to Detect Bioterrorism, Infectious Outbreaks, Other Health Threats in N.C.

EVANSTON, Ill., Nov. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- It starts with one patient's visit to a hospital emergency department, reporting symptoms of nausea, headache and vomiting. Within hours, more patients with similar indications arrive at other hospitals in the city, state or beyond. Could it be anthrax? SARS? Smallpox? E.coli?

Until recently, health officials didn't have the ability to detect a health crisis for days or even weeks. But now, the state of North Carolina -- intent on protecting its 8.5 million citizens from potential biological attacks, infection or disease outbreaks -- is using the ...

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