Global Influenza Programme
We provide Member States with strategic guidance, technical support and coordination of activities essential to make their health systems better prepared against seasonal, zoonotic and pandemic influenza threats to populations and individuals.
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Working Group on Polymerase Chain Reaction

The WHO working group on PCR protocols for detecting subtype influenza A viruses was established in 2007 to serve as an expert technical group to provide guidance to WHO on the use of PCR in the context of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS).

Meeting reports

20 October 2020

Report of the 11th meeting of the WHO Working Group for the Molecular Detection and Subtyping of Influenza Viruses and the use of NGS in GISRS

1 October 2018

Report of the 10th meeting of the WHO Working Group for the Molecular Detection and Subtyping of Influenza

1 March 2017

Report of the 9th WHO Working Group Meeting on RT-PCR for the Detection and Subtyping of Influenza Viruses

1 July 2013

Report of the 6th meeting of the WHO Working Group on Polymerase Chain Reaction Protocols for Detecting Subtype Influenza A Viruses

4 June 2012

Report of the 5th meeting of the WHO Working Group on Polymerase Chain Reaction Protocols for Detecting Subtype Influenza A Viruses

6 June 2011

Report of the 4th meeting of the WHO working group on polymerase chain reaction protocols for detecting subtype influenza A viruses