Outbreak Investigations in the Western Pacific

Abstract

In this issue we introduce a new article type – the outbreak investigation report – with our theme Outbreak investigations in the Western Pacific Region. This new article type allows for concise reports on outbreak investigations and expands the role of the Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal (WPSAR) as a regional information-sharing platform, as per the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (APSED 2010) in line with the International Health Regulation (2005). Timely sharing of outbreak investigations may be useful in informing public health action across the Region. We received 11 outbreak investigation report submissions and one original research of an outbreak investigation from six countries and areas within the World Health Organization’s Western Pacific Region.

Keywords

• outbreak investigations
• western pacific region