Jacob L. Kool

TL;DR: This outbreak of Zika virus illness in Micronesia represents transmission of Zikairus outside Africa and Asia and clinicians and public health officials should be aware of the risk of further expansion of Zika viruses transmission.

TL;DR: Four South Pacific Island jurisdictions appear to have successfully delayed or excluded the arrival of pandemic influenza by imposing strict maritime quarantine by implementing quarantine measures during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic.

TL;DR: The finding that Haemophilus ducreyi causes lesions similar to yaws is particularly important and further work is needed to assess the effect of azithromycin on these lesions and the integration of diagnostic tests into different stages of the eradication campaign needs investigation.

TL;DR: For several Pacific countries and territories, this is the first functional and timely infectious disease surveillance system, with case definitions based on clinical signs and symptoms without the need for laboratory confirmation or information on symptoms, location, sex and age.

TL;DR: The increased detection of neuraminidase inhibitor resistant strains circulating in the community and the detection of novel variants with reduced susceptibility are reminders that monitoring of influenza viruses is important to ensure that antiviral treatment guidelines remain appropriate.