WHO guidance for surveillance during an influenza pandemic, 2017 update

Overview

This guidance is an update to an earlier document – Global surveillance during an influenza pandemic, published in April 2009 – and it focuses on the different surveillance components used during the pandemic. In general, the purpose of this guidance is to outline the data requirements and surveillance strategies that Member States can use throughout the course of a pandemic. This will ensure that Member States can make informed risk management decisions and will have the capacity to meet their obligations under the International Health Regulations (2005).