Biosurveillance Indications and Warning Analytic Community

Overview
The Biosurveillance Indications and Warning Analytic Community (BIWAC) mission is to provide an interagency forum for collaborative exchange of information among members regarding indications and warning of biological events that could threaten U.S. national interests. Sharing of real-time and near real-time data and the interpretation thereof among members provides actionable information to warn decision makers in order to mitigate possible adverse outcomes during rapidly evolving situations.

Members include CDC's Global Disease Detection Operations Center, HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), USDA's Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health, DHS' National Biosurveillance Integration Center, DOD’s Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction, Northern Command, National Center for Medical Intelligence, and the Department of State.