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biosurveillance

Noun

Meaning

biosurveillance (uncountable)

The monitoring of the biological environment, as for example to forestall disease.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

On February 5, 2002, George W. Bush visited the RODS laboratory and used it as a model for a $300 million spending proposal to equip all 50 states with biosurveillance systems. Source: Internet

The United States Department of Defense conducts global biosurveillance through several programs, including the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System. Source: Internet

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