1. Pandemic Influenza Workshop, Working Group #3 Influenza Diagnostics for Surveillance April 4, 2005

2. Research Priorities—Immediate (1- 2 years) Strengthen and extend the global network with immediate emphasis on national and regional laboratories in SE Asia, Strengthen and extend the global network with immediate emphasis on national and regional laboratories in SE Asia, Ensuring resources for the availability and distribution of diagnostic testsEnsuring resources for the availability and distribution of diagnostic tests Public health and private sectors should be involvedPublic health and private sectors should be involved Network would provide financial and technical capacities requiredNetwork would provide financial and technical capacities required Organization and management structureOrganization and management structure WHO and other organizations would play a significant roleWHO and other organizations would play a significant role

3. Research Priorities—Immediate (1- 2 years) Rapid, inexpensive, uncomplicated, and sample stable diagnostic tests for typing and sub-typing, and optimization of specimen collection and shipment Rapid, inexpensive, uncomplicated, and sample stable diagnostic tests for typing and sub-typing, and optimization of specimen collection and shipment High throughput analyses; micro-arrays High throughput analyses; micro-arrays Establish a epidemiological strategy and tools (e.g. clinical case definitions, syndromic surveillance) Establish a epidemiological strategy and tools (e.g. clinical case definitions, syndromic surveillance)

4. Research Priorities-Intermediate term (5 Years) Sampling strategies for animals and humans (who to study in a population, sample size) Sampling strategies for animals and humans (who to study in a population, sample size) Development of a real-time database Development of a real-time database Develop strategies to diagnose the disease before you have the diagnostic tests (syndromic surveillance) Develop strategies to diagnose the disease before you have the diagnostic tests (syndromic surveillance)

5. Research Priorities- Long Term (10 years) Understand the biological and epidemiological dynamics of respiratory pandemics Understand the biological and epidemiological dynamics of respiratory pandemics Multipathogen population based system (evaluate interventions) Multipathogen population based system (evaluate interventions)