Local Health Officials Share Concerns With New DHS Biodetection Plans

摘要

The Department of Homeland Security’s plans to replace the its current biothreat warningsystem with an automated detection program are unsound and communications with state andlocal authorities that must develop response plans based on the new technology have beeninsufficient, local public health officials testified before a House panel on Thursday.Officials said that military biodetection technologies being considered for the new program,Biological Detection for the 21st Century (BD21), are outdated and generate false alarm ratesthat would be costly and challenging for local governments and authorities to respond to.