WPSAR Issue 16.2 published
The Editorial Team of Western Pacific Surveillance and Response (WPSAR) is pleased to announce the publication of our Q2 issue for 2025, Volume 16 Issue 2. To view the new issue, please click here.
We would like to thank the authors of these excellent papers for their diligence in reporting the results of their health security activities for the benefit of all in the Western Pacific Region. We also extend our thanks to all peer reviewers who took the time to ensure the quality of submissions, as well as our Associate Editors, Copyeditors and Proofreaders. Finally, we deeply thank all of our readers for their continued support, without whom this publication would not be possible.
If you have an idea for an article, please feel free to consult us by emailing wpsar@who.int.
TABLE OF CONTENTSEditorial
Science in action for safer food: World Food Safety Day 2025
by Jessica Kayamori Lopes et al.
Lessons from the Field
Experience conducting COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan and the Philippines: lessons for future epidemics and potential pandemics
by Takeshi Arashiro et al.
Lessons learned from the public health response to chemical pollution in Tebrau River, Johor, Malaysia, 2024
by Mohd Faiz Ibrahim et al.
News, Meeting and Conference Reports
Western Pacific regional engagement in the Emergency Medical Team Global Meeting 2024
by Erin Elizabeth Noste et al.
Original Research
Detection and characterization of novel respiratory viruses among native ducks (Anas luzonica) in Central Luzon, the Philippines
by Milagros R Mananggit et al.
Enhanced case finding and self-isolation measures in the early phase of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron transmission, Osaka, Japan, December 2021–January 2022
by Miho Kobayashi et al.
Regional Analysis
Exercise Crystal: simulations that drive National IHR Focal Point capacity-strengthening
by Laura Goddard et al.
Sincerely,
The WPSAR Editorial Team
