The WHO global influenza surveillance and response system (GISRS) - A future perspective
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In the centenary year of the devastating 1918-19 pandemic, it seems opportune to reflect on the success of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) initiated 70 years ago to provide early warning of changes in influenza viruses circulating in the global population to help mitigate the consequences of such a pandemic and maintain the efficacy of seasonal influenza vaccines. Three pandemics later and in the face of pandemic threats from highly pathogenic zoonotic infections by different influenza A subtypes, it continues to represent a model platform for global collaboration and timely sharing of viruses, reagents and information to forestall and respond to public health emergencies.
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Volume 12
Issue number 5
Pages 551-557
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Publisher website (DOI) 10.1111/irv.12565
Europe PubMed Central 29722140
Pubmed 29722140