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biosurveillance

noun

  1. aspect of biodefense relating to the detection of biological threats, including bioterrorist threats
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From bio- + surveillance.

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

    “We need to have uniform biosurveillance capability to prepare not only for a pandemic, but any outbreak of infectious disease.”