In this month's Bulletin
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2012;90:245-245. doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.000412
In this special theme issue, Michael L Perdue & Tim Nguyen (246) look at the WHO public health research agenda for influenza two years from its initial publication. Nahoko Shindo & Sylvie Briand (247) discuss influenza at the beginning of the 21st century, while, in an interview, William Ampofo (254–255) tells Ben Jones why it is essential to track the burden of influenza in Africa.
Kenya
Population-based influenza burden
Daniel R Feikin et al. (256–263) look at the burden of influenza in rural western Kenya from 2007 to 2009.
Mongolia
Mitigating influenza transmission
KJ Bolton et al. (264–271) find that timely pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions could lessen the severity of future epidemics.
Bangladesh
Influenza-associated mortality in 2009
Nusrat Homaira et al. (272–278) examine influenza mortality data from four sentinel sites.
China
Influenza deaths in cities
Luzhao Feng et al. (279–288) assess influenza mortality in temperate and subtropical cities.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Improving influenza surveillance
C Steffen et al. (301–305) discuss ways to improve influenza surveillance in tropical countries.
Indonesia
Healthy food markets
Gina Samaan et al. (295–300) assess the feasibility of guidelines for improving the safety of bird markets.
Peru
Surveillance priorities
Hugo Razuri et al. (318–320) look at the obstacles to effective influenza surveillance.
Brazil, New Zealand, Sierra Leone and the United States of America
The medium is the message
Ben Jones (252–253) reports on influenza communication efforts in Brazil, New Zealand, Sierra Leone and the United States of America.
Global
Preventing pneumonia
Adam L Cohen et al. (289–294) review pneumonia control options.
Lessons from the pandemic
Maria D Van Kerkhove & Neil M Ferguson (306–310) describe how outbreak analysis and mathematical modelling can affect pandemic policy decisions.
Preparation is key
Angus Nicoll et al. (311–317) evaluate the next steps for pandemic preparedness in the 21st century.
The influenza enigma
Patrick Adams (250–251) reports highlights of the history of influenza research.