Open AccessInfluenza and respiratory disease surveillance: the US military’s global laboratory‐based network
Author(s) -
Jeremy Sueker J.,
Blazes David L.,
Johns Matthew C.,
Blair Patrick J.,
Sjoberg Paul A.,
Tjaden Jeffrey A.,
Montgomery Joel M.,
Pavlin Julie A.,
Schnabel David C.,
Eick Angelia A.,
Tobias Steven,
Quintana Miguel,
Vest Kelly G.,
Burke Ronald L.,
Lindler Luther E.,
Mansfield Jay L.,
Erickson Ralph Loren,
Russell Kevin L.,
Sanchez Jose L.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
influenza and other respiratory viruses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.743
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1750-2659
pISSN - 1750-2640
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00129.x
Subject(s) - pandemic , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , disease surveillance , outbreak , military personnel , infectious disease (medical specialty) , environmental health , disease , medicine , virology , political science , covid-19 , virus , law , pathology
Please cite this paper as: Jeremy Sueker et al. (2010) Influenza and respiratory disease surveillance: the US military’s global laboratory‐based network. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 4(3), 155–161. The US Department of Defense influenza surveillance system now spans nearly 500 sites in 75 countries, including active duty US military and dependent populations as well as host‐country civilian and military personnel. This system represents a major part of the US Government’s contributions to the World Health Organization’s Global Influenza Surveillance Network and addresses Presidential Directive NSTC‐7 to expand global surveillance, training, research and response to emerging infectious disease threats. Since 2006, the system has expanded significantly in response to rising pandemic influenza concerns. The expanded system has played a critical role in the detection and monitoring of ongoing H5N1 outbreaks worldwide as well as in the initial detection of, and response to, the current (H1N1) 2009 influenza pandemic. This article describes the system, details its contributions and the critical gaps that it is filling, and discusses future plans.