Disease burden and surveillance
A critical tool in determining the most efficient strategy for fighting specific illnesses is disease burden data. This information can provide governments, nongovernmental organizations, funders, and other stakeholders with a sense of which diseases are affecting a population, how many people are affected by a particular disease, and where funding may be most needed.
View resources on disease burden and surveillance
Key resources
Global Immunization Data (2010)
A document that provides an overview of global immunization coverage in 2009 based on the latest World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund estimates.
Effect of Rotavirus Vaccination on Death From Childhood Diarrhea in Mexico (2010)
An article that discusses the impact of vaccination on diarrheal deaths in Mexican children between 2008 and 2009 following a phased introduction of the orally administered Rotarix™.
Clinical Aspects of Pandemic 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection (2010)
An article that offers a comprehensive review of virologic, epidemiologic, and clinical data on influenza A (H1N1) virus infections during the 2009 pandemic.
Page last updated: October 2011.
