Disease burden and surveillance A critical tool in determining
the most efficient strategy for fighting specific illnesses is
disease burden data. This information can provide governments,
nongovernmental organizations, funders, and other stakeholders
with a sense of which diseases are affecting a population, how
many people are affected by a particular disease, and where
funding may be most needed. Estimated Global Mortality
Associated With the First 12 Months of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A
H1N1 Virus Circulation: A Modelling Study (2012) An article that
estimates the global mortality associated with the first 12
months of the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 virus pandemic. Definition
and Characterization of Localised Meningitis Epidemics in
Burkina Faso: A Longitudinal Retrospective Study (2012) An
article that presents a definition for localized meningitis
epidemics to be used in the African meningitis belt. Rotavirus
Surveillance Worldwide - 2009 (2011) An article that presents
rotavirus disease burden data collected