TY - JOUR
T1 - Progress and Remaining Gaps in Estimating the Global Disease Burden of Influenza
AU - WHO Working Group on the Burden of Influenza Disease
AU - Bresee, Joseph
AU - Fitzner, Julia
AU - Campbell, Harry
AU - Cohen, Cheryl
AU - Cozza, Vanessa
AU - Jara, Jorge
AU - Krishnan, Anand
AU - Lee, Vernon
PY - 2018/7/31
Y1 - 2018/7/31
N2 - Influenza has long been a global public health priority because of the threat of another global pandemic. Although data are available for the annual burden of seasonal influenza in many developed countries, fewer disease burden data are available for low-income and tropical countries. In recent years, however, the surveillance systems created as part of national pandemic preparedness efforts have produced substantial data on the epidemiology and impact of influenza in countries where data were sparse. These data are leading to greater interest in seasonal influenza, including implementation of vaccination programs. However, a lack of quality data on severe influenza, nonrespiratory outcomes, and high-risk groups, as well as a need for better mathematical models and economic evaluations, are some of the major gaps that remain. These gaps are the focus of multilateral research and surveillance efforts that will strengthen global efforts in influenza control in the future.
AB - Influenza has long been a global public health priority because of the threat of another global pandemic. Although data are available for the annual burden of seasonal influenza in many developed countries, fewer disease burden data are available for low-income and tropical countries. In recent years, however, the surveillance systems created as part of national pandemic preparedness efforts have produced substantial data on the epidemiology and impact of influenza in countries where data were sparse. These data are leading to greater interest in seasonal influenza, including implementation of vaccination programs. However, a lack of quality data on severe influenza, nonrespiratory outcomes, and high-risk groups, as well as a need for better mathematical models and economic evaluations, are some of the major gaps that remain. These gaps are the focus of multilateral research and surveillance efforts that will strengthen global efforts in influenza control in the future.
U2 - 10.3201/eid2407.171270
DO - 10.3201/eid2407.171270
M3 - Article
C2 - 29912681
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 24
SP - 1173
EP - 1177
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 7
ER -