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Alternative Title:
J Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Mulders, Mick N. ; Serhan, Fatima ; Goodson, James L. ; Icenogle, Joseph ; Johnson, Barbara W. ; ... More +
Mulders, Mick N. ; Serhan, Fatima ; Goodson, James L. ; Icenogle, Joseph ; Johnson, Barbara W. ; Rota, Paul A. ; Less -
Description:
Laboratory networks were established to provide accurate and timely laboratory confirmation of infections, an essential component of disease surveillance systems. The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates global laboratory surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), including polio, measles and rubella, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, rotavirus, and invasive bacterial diseases. In addition to providing high-quality laboratory surveillance data to help guide disease control, elimination, and eradication programs, these global networks provide capacity-building and an infrastructure for public health laboratories. There are major challenges with sustaining and expanding the global laboratory surveillance capacity: limited resources and the need for expansion to meet programmatic goals. Here, we describe the WHO-coordinated laboratory networks supporting VPD surveillance and present a plan for the further development of these networks.
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Communicable Disease Control
Communicable Diseases
Disease Eradication
Global Health
Humans
Invasive Bacterial Disease
Japanese Encephalitis
Laboratories
Laboratory Network
Measles
Polio
Poliomyelitis
Public Health Surveillance
Rotavirus
Rubella
Supplement Article
Surveillance.
Vaccines
Yellow Fever
Measles
Rubella

Source:
J Infect Dis. 2017; 216(Suppl 1):S324-S330
Pubmed ID:
28838191
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5853980
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
001/World Health OrganizationInternational/ ;
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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