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2023: outbreaks of avian influenza

Painting a picture: WHO presents a summary of some avian influenza outbreaks notified to WHO last year.

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2023: outbreaks of swine influenza

We also present a summary of some swine influenza outbreaks notified to WHO.

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Expanding GISRS

120 laboratory and surveillance experts, and health officials from 62 countries met to develop and define the scope and objectives of an expanded GISRS

© WHO / Fanjan Combrink

Platforms for pandemic preparedness

Documenting examples from across the world, these vignettes provide experiences of leveraging health and care worker seasonal influenza immunization and other vaccinations for the COVID-19 response.

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Driving evidence-generation on the burden of influenza

With 55 million cases of influenza disease and 350,000 influenza-related hospitalizations annually in the Americas, PAHO has been working to better understand the burden of influenza so countries can shape policies, evaluate interventions, and improve pandemic preparedness.

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Faces of GISRS: My name is Anna Sominina

A brilliant influenza virologist, Dr Sominina traces her career and work with the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System  

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Ever wondered how the influenza virus was discovered and how the first vaccine developed?

A WHO photo article looks back at the history of influenza vaccination.

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Photo story released on understanding the burden of influenza disease

How many people get and die from influenza? Why can we not eradicate influenza? How does WHO track influenza viruses? Answers to these and other questions…

© WHO / Budi Chandra

Updated resource published for countries experiencing outbreaks of influenza in animals

There have been increasing reports of deadly outbreaks among mammals with influenza A(H5N1) viruses. This update provides the information countries need.

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Promoting a risk-based approach for the regulatory oversight of vaccines

Global guidelines on regulatory preparedness for pandemic influenza vaccines have been revised to strengthen vaccine regulation using risk-based approaches in the event of a pandemic.

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Fantastic new video released by the Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) initiative

The video discusses how to prepare for different health emergencies including pandemics.

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Timor-Leste’s NIC achieves recognition as part of GISRS

Through strengthening core influenza surveillance and laboratory detection capacities, Timor-Leste has achieved NIC status.  Well done!