Our Contribution
APL’s leadership in electronic disease surveillance is making a difference for both warfighter health protection and readiness and civilian populations. The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE®) is an analysis and visualization tool developed by APL as part of the National Syndromic Surveillance Program. The U.S. Navy recently conducted a successful in-theater pilot of ESSENCE®, enabling near real-time disease and injury surveillance for the fleet and rapid implementation of appropriate control measures to minimize impacts to the force and mission. Many state and local health departments have also employed ESSENCE® to track developing situations—including the opioid crisis, Zika outbreaks, and COVID-19. Additionally, the global reach of our Suite for Automated Global Electronic bioSurveillance (SAGES) provides early warnings of emerging threats to public health, enhancing the safety of forward-deployed U.S. military personnel.
