Signal from noise?

In this article, some of the history of rapidly spreading infectious disease pandemics were reviewed as well as the individual technologies currently under development that were presented at the IFMBE meeting. A summary of current strategies to integrate these independent solutions and strategies for future development was presented . Ongoing efforts to address the challenges of detecting signals, developing methods for processing information, and establishing integrated frameworks for effective dissemination of information to manage and combat a global pandemic were also presented.