Before revision: The National Biosurveillance Strategy is the plan to implement a surveillance systems that will monitor and interpret data that might relate to disease activity and threats to human or animal health – whether infectious, toxic, metabolic, and regardless of intentional or natural origin – in order to achieve early warning of health threats, early detection of health events and overall situational awareness of disease activity.Bush, George W. "Homeland Security Presidential Directive."
After revision: United StatesThe National Biosurveillance Strategy is the plan to implement a surveillance systems that will monitor and interpret data that might relate to disease activity and threats to human or animal health – whether infectious, toxic, metabolic, and regardless of intentional or natural origin – in order to achieve early warning of health threats, early detection of health events and overall situational awareness of disease activity.Bush, George W. "Homeland Security Presidential Directive."