1. Group A Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Lao PDR
Dr Ly Sovann

2. Texts Title Background
Reflects the content of the article, as you will below, may well need to be changed
Background
Should mention the original objectives of GISN
Identify circulating viruses to inform vaccine strain selection
No systematic collection and use of epidemiologic data

3. Overall Comments ILI Data are not comparable across countries
Different
Denominator
Case definition
Service delivery capacity
Data are incomplete and for only three years, one of which was a pandemic year
North, South and tropical: Should explain in difference Pacific Islands
seasonality
Policy changed during Pandemic
Minimum consensus of criteria
Establish regional ILI surveillance with same case definition ?
Propose for virology analysis focus ?

4. Overall Comments ILI
Propose discussion by similar group countries and specific countries
No clear explanation epidemiology figure ?
The miss countries data should encourage to submit the data
Positive sample among sample collected
Meta analyzing from the regional publish
Review Data collection form more appropriate from the countries again
Age, Gender, seanality

5. Overall Comments SARI/ARI
Some countries submitted data but not in the draft: Ex. Cambodia
Propose detail analyzing as ILI
Age, Gender, seasonality and fatality
Table missing

6. Discussion section More epidemiology description Times, seasonality
Pattern of transmission
Geographic
Demographic

7. Recommendations Get additional data from country reports and websites
Get additional data from interviews with country staff
Make a detailed table that explains each country’s surveillance system