Federal Interagency Interactions During Outbreaks of H7N9 Influenza and MERS-CoV

Authors

  • Steve Bennett National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Deborah Carr National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Mark Freese National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Janet Hendricks National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Michael Stephens National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Erik Pedersen National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Kandis Brown National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Christopher Grant National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Jamie Hobson National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Jessica Ruble National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • William Albrecht National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Tajah Blackburn National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Todd Boddenhamer National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Teresa Quitugua National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5105

Abstract

During the spring of 2013 there were human disease outbreaks caused by two emerging novel viruses: avian Influenza A (H7N9) virus in China and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Middle East and Europe. During these two events NBIC leveraged its expertise in enhancing collaboration and shared situational awareness among federal agencies. Facilitating collaboration allowed shared situational awareness and enhanced decision for senior leadership of federal agencies. NBIC coordinated with its interagency partners to provide federal government leadership with an overview of the situation as it has evolved for avian influenza A virus (H7N9) and MERS-CoV.

Author Biography

Steve Bennett, National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States

Dr. Steve Bennett serves as the Director of the National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC) in the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Health Affairs. An integrated team of scientific, public health, veterinary, policy, and information technology experts, the NBIC is charged with enabling early warning and shared situational awareness of acute biological events to provide decision support for stakeholders and senior leadership. Dr. Bennett holds undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry from Caltech and a Ph.D. in Computational Biochemistry and Bioinformatics from Stanford University.

Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Bennett, S., Carr, D., Freese, M., Hendricks, J., Stephens, M., Pedersen, E., … Quitugua, T. (2014). Federal Interagency Interactions During Outbreaks of H7N9 Influenza and MERS-CoV. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5105

Issue

Section

Oral Presentations