CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR INFLUENZA RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE (CEIRS)

开展国际和国内动物监测项目，重点是病毒学、流行病学和疾病监测，重点是快速鉴定具有大流行潜力的流感病毒。这包括建立和/或维持一个能够对在动物中发现的流感病毒进行快速生物学、分子和血清学表征的网络，包括但不限于水生和陆生鸟类、野生鸟类、活体动物市场以及为甲型流感病毒亚型的重新组合和与人类密切接触提供更多机会的其他环境。其他感兴趣的领域包括但不限于与动物密切接触的人的血清监测研究、动物致病性研究、候鸟在流感病毒传播中的作用以及动物控制措施的有效性。

To carry out an international and domestic animal surveillance program focused on virologic, epidemiologic, and disease surveillance with emphasis on the rapid characterization of influenza viruses with pandemic potential. This includes the development and/or maintenance of a network capable of rapid biological, molecular and serological characterization of influenza viruses identified in animals, including but not limited to aquatic and land-based birds, wild birds, live animal markets, and other settings that provide enhanced opportunities for the reassortment of influenza A virus subtypes and close contact with humans. Additional areas of interest include, but are not limited to, serosurveillance studies of humans in close contact with animals, pathogenicity studies in animals, the role of migratory birds in the spread of influenza viruses, and the effectiveness of animal control measures.