Abstract
In recent years, serosurveillance has gained momentum as a way of determining disease transmission and immunity in populations, particularly with respect to vaccine-preventable diseases. At the end of 2017, the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit and the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology held a meeting in Vietnam with national policy makers, researchers, and international experts to discuss current seroepidemiologic projects in Vietnam and future needs and plans for nationwide serosurveillance. This report summarizes the meeting and the plans that were discussed to set up nationwide serosurveillance in Vietnam.
Highlights
Tran Thi Nguyen Hoa, Tran Thi Mai Hung, Vu Thi Lan Huong, Dang Thi Thanh Huyen, Nguyen Cong Khanh, Sonia O
Seroepidemiology is the practice of measuring the serologic response to infectious diseases in a population to determine the epidemiology of a pathogen
With the view of assessing the possibilities for serosurveillance in Vietnam, we reviewed what has been done in this country and how lessons from elsewhere could be applied, and we suggest steps to move forward with a serosurveillance network in Vietnam
Summary
Tran Thi Nguyen Hoa, Tran Thi Mai Hung, Vu Thi Lan Huong, Dang Thi Thanh Huyen, Nguyen Cong Khanh, Sonia O. In 2017, the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) Vietnam, in collaboration with the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), organized a meeting to discuss the possibility of nationwide serosurveillance for Vietnam.
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