Western Pacific Surveillance and Response: a journal to reflect the needs of our Region.

Preparedness for molecular testing of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among laboratories in the Western Pacific Region.

Implementing the international health regulations (2005) in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region.

Tuberculosis in foreign students in Japan, 2010-2014: a comparison with the notification rates in their countries of origin.

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response (WPSAR) is an open access journal dedicated to the surveillance of and response to public health events. The goal of the journal is to create a platform for timely information sharing both within our region and globally to enhance surveillance and response activities. WPSAR is a continuous publication which means articles will be published online as soo...

Epidemiological update on the dengue situation in the Western Pacific Region, 2012.

Dengue has caused a substantial public health burden in the Western Pacific Region. To assess this burden and regional trends, data were collated and summarized from indicator-based surveillance systems on dengue cases and deaths from countries and areas in the Western Pacific Region. In 2012, dengue notifications continued to increase with 356,838 dengue cases reported in the Region (relative ...

Ebola preparedness in the Western Pacific Region, 2014.

West Africa is currently experiencing the largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in history with intense transmission in several affected countries. For non-affected countries, the best protective measures are adequate levels of preparedness including vigilant surveillance to detect cases early and well prepared health systems to ensure rapid containment of the virus and to avoid further...