Volume 22, Number 6—June 2016
Synopsis
Improved Global Capacity for Influenza Surveillance
Table 4
Countries with sentinel sites capable of collecting specimens ≥1 time per week from patients screened for ILI or SARI in WHO regions*
WHO region | Start year |
2013 |
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No. countries with ≥1 site | Total no. sites | No. countries with ≥1 site | Total no. sites | Total increase in sites | ||
AFR | 3 | 174 | 11 | 231 | 57 | |
EMR | 3 | 126 | 4 | 176 | 50 | |
EUR | 0 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 94 | |
AMR | 2 | 60 | 3 | 807 | 747 | |
SEAR | 6 | 55 | 6 | 83 | 28 | |
WPR | 3 | 31 | 6 | 684 | 653 | |
Total | 17 | 446 | 35 | 2,075 | 1,629 |
*A total of 39 countries partnered with CDC for influenza surveillance capacity strengthening during different years; 35 countries responded to a 2013 questionnaire and are included in our analysis. AFR, African Region; AMR, Region of the Americas; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; EMR, Eastern Mediterranean Region; EUR, European Region; ILI, influenza-like illness; SARI, severe acute respiratory infection; SEAR, South-East Asian Region; WHO, World Health Organization; WPR, Western Pacific Region.