WPSAR Issue 17.1 published
The Editorial Team of Western Pacific Surveillance and Response (WPSAR) is pleased to announce the publication of our Q1 issue for 2026, Volume 17 Issue 1. 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, Technical 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 CONTENTSBrief Report
Development and utilization of an open-data, web-based geographic information system to support the response to the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, Japan
by Ryo Horiike et al.
Description of events reported to the Australian National Focal Point, 2014–2023
by Amish Talwar and Martyn D Kirk
Original Research
Detection of a Serratia sarumanii outbreak in neonatal intensive care units using SaTScan and whole genome sequencing, Philippines, 2022
by Giselle V Godin et al.
Investigation of the first carbon monoxide poisoning cluster associated with a hotpot restaurant in Thailand, 2023
by Siriyakorn Thanasitthichai et al.
COVID-19 mortality in the Philippines: province-level ecological analysis, 2020–2023
by Jimuel Celeste Jr et al.
Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak attributed to coxsackievirus A24 in Ratanakiri, Cambodia, 2023
by Kimhour Lay et al.
Surveillance System Implementation/Evaluation
Implementation of fireworks-related injury surveillance in Metro Manila, Philippines, 2023–2024
by Kenneth Paul Ong
Sincerely,
The WPSAR Editorial Team
