WHO Meeting: Taking stock of influenza surveillance in the newly independent states
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In order to review progress in the implementation of sentinel influenza surveillance in the newly independent states (NIS)[1], a meeting was organized with key experts from the Ministries of Health and national influenza focal points from all NIS. Opportunities and challenges for moving from a universal surveillance of influenza and other respiratory diseases to a sentinel system were also discussed.
[1] Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.