Zhang W, Wood J. The Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) -65 years of building trust and sharing and a role model for global health security. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2018 Feb 13
Among all pathogens of public health concern, influenza virus is unique and somewhat notorious for its ability to constantly evolve and to rapidly spread; its potential for catastrophic impact and its ubiquitous presence in wild and domestic animals. The only way to address such a serious challenge is by timely and effective global collaboration. One such collaboration began 65 years ago: the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN), just 4 years after the WHO constitution had came into force
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