About the Authors
- Members of the Western Pacific Region Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System
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* E-mail: partridgej@wpro.who.int
¶Members of the Western Pacific Region Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System are provided in the Acknowledgments.
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GS JP. Performed the experiments: GS JP. Analyzed the data: GS JP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GS JP. Wrote the paper: GS JP. All authors contributed to design of the study, collection of data and analysis. Gina Samaan and Jeffrey Partridge wrote the first draft of the manuscript and shared it with other contributors for comments and final approval.