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ArticleWestern Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR

Preparedness for Zika virus testing in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region.

Raynal C Squires, Frank Konings, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Zika Incident Management Team

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Article in Western Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Raynal C SquiresEmerging Disease Surveillance and Response Unit, Division of Health Security and Emergencies, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines .
Frank KoningsEmerging Disease Surveillance and Response Unit, Division of Health Security and Emergencies, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines .
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Zika Incident Management Team
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific · PH

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

On 1 February 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders occurring in Zika virus (ZIKV)-affected areas constituted a public health emergency of international concern. Increased surveillance of the virus, including the requirement for laboratory confirmation of infection, was recommended. The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific therefore initiated a rapid survey among national-level public health laboratories in 19 countries and areas to determine regional capacity for ZIKV detection. The survey indicated that 16/19 (84%) countries had capacity for molecular detection of ZIKV while others facilitated testing through referral. These results suggest that robust laboratory capacity is in place to support ZIKV surveillance in the Western Pacific Region.

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Civil DefenseHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMass ScreeningPacific IslandsPolymerase Chain ReactionSurveys and QuestionnairesWorld Health OrganizationZika VirusZika Virus InfectionImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin M

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PMID27757256
PMCPMC5052899
OpenAlexW2474373566

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