Surveillance of Eliminated and Near-Eliminated Infectious Disease in the Western Pacific Region
A special issue of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (ISSN 2414-6366). This special issue belongs to the section "Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 87
Special Issue Editors
Interests: infectious diseases surveillance; operational research; Pacific islands; lymphatic filariasis; neglected tropical diseases
Interests: infectious diseases surveillance; integrated surveillance; Pacific islands; health systems; operational research; health policy research; public health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Western Pacific Region (WPR) has achieved substantial progress in the elimination and erradication of vaccine-preventable and neglected tropical infectious diseases, with several countries successfully eliminating lymphatic filariasis (LF), trachoma, hepatitis B, and yaws; others are well on the way to meeting their targets. However, elimination or erradication is not the end of the public health road for these diseases in these countires. Robust post-validation/elimination surveillance is essential to ensure resugence of disases does not occur and that the hard won gains made through years of public health effort lost.
Complex geographies, limited human and financial resources, fragile supply chains, and competing health priorities continue to challenges infectious disease programmes in the WPR, necessitating novel, bold thinking and integrated approaches. By integrating surveillance across disease progams and service delivery systems, countries can find efficiencies extending the reach and impact of their efforts. Strong community engagement, culturally tailored communication, and prudent health system integration are critical to supporting elimination targets.
This Special Issue aims to showcase novel approaches to the surveillance of eliminated and near-eliminated vaccine-preventable and neglected tropical infectious diseases in the WPR. Consolidating evidence in this issue will create a platform for cross-country and interdisciplinary learning, ensuring that efforts to reach elimination goals are targeted, supporting resilient health security across the region.
Dr. Harriet Lawford
Dr. Adam Craig
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- infectious diseases
- neglected tropical diseases
- vaccine preventable diseases
- lymphatic filariasis
- yaws
- trachoma
- measles
- rubella
- Asia-Pacific
- surveillance
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