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An assessment of the current epidemiological and laboratory capacities for influenza‐like illnesses and severe acute respiratory infection surveillance, Yemen 2022

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We aim to re‐activate influenza sentinel surveillance system in Yemen after disruption related to repurposing for COVID‐19 pandemic. WHO Country Office (CO) in collaboration with Yemen's Ministry of Public Health… Click to show full abstract

We aim to re‐activate influenza sentinel surveillance system in Yemen after disruption related to repurposing for COVID‐19 pandemic. WHO Country Office (CO) in collaboration with Yemen's Ministry of Public Health and Population (MOPH&P) jointly conducted an assessment mission to assess the current situation of the influenza sentinel surveillance system and assess its capacity to detect influenza epidemics and monitor trends in circulating influenza and other respiratory viruses of epidemic and pandemic potential. This study presents the results of the assessment for three sentinel sites located in Aden, Taiz, and Hadramout/Mukalla.

Keywords: surveillance; current epidemiological; laboratory capacities; epidemiological laboratory; assessment current; respiratory

Journal Title: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Year Published: 2023

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