CALL FOR PROPOSAL 2020-2021 INFLUENZA SEASON

June 8th, 2020

Launch of a Call for proposal 2020-2021 Influenza Season. Linking clinical to virological and genetic data in existing influenza surveillance networks.
Submission deadline has been extended to July 25th.

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June 8th, 2020

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GIHSN: An operational platform for data generation, data sharing and capacity building

The Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN) is a platform able to generate strong epidemiological and medical evidence on influenza severity and to support vaccine strain selection through timely sharing of clinical and laboratory data. GIHSN can inform policy decisions and serve as a network for improved influenza related capacity building and response.

GIHSN: An operational platform for data generation, data sharing and capacity buildin

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The GIHSN, supported by the Foundation for Influenza Epidemiology, can be a strong platform for severe COVID-19 surveillance and research. GIHSN systematically collects epidemiological data (e.g. clinical characteristics, outcome, etc.) on patients hospitalized with acute respiratory illness. Respiratory specimens are collected on each patient; swabs are stored and most laboratories have capacity to do further analysis. More than 10,000 samples are collected every year in 100 hospitals across 23 sites worldwide. If you are interested to partner with the GIHSN as part of a research project or grant submission, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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7TH ANNUAL MEETING, 2018-2019 SEASON

55 participants from 27 countries attended the 7^th Annual Meeting of the GIHSN in Paris, including influenza experts and health representatives from WHO, the US-CDC, the Chinese CDC, IHME, GISAID… The meeting has been hosted by the Foundation for Influenza Epidemiology under the coordination of OpenHealth.

55 participants from 27 countries attended the 7^th Annual Meeting of the GIHSN in Paris, including influenza experts and health representatives from WHO, the US-CDC, the Chinese CDC, IHME, GISAID…

THE GIHSN

The Global Influenza Hospital-based Surveillance Network (GIHSN) is a worldwide platform to generate timely and high-quality epidemiological data and virologic al information on severe influenza.

The GIHSN has three main objectives:

Characterize the profile of patients with severe influenza disease;
Quantify the distribution of the different influenza viruses (A/H1N1, A/H3N2, B/Yamagata, and B/Victoria) among these severe cases; and
Link influenza virus Whole Genome Sequence (WGS) and clinical data to better support vaccine strain selection.

Hospitals from this network use an active standardized surveillance protocol. Data from the participating GIHSN sites are then shared and used to prepare a combined network analysis, published in peer-reviewed journal and/or presented to international conferences.

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of the GIHSN

Since 2015 the GIHSN is supported by the Foundation for Influenza Epidemiology (dedicated funding under the aegis of the Fondation de France). Not-for-profit institutions with proposals aligned with the GIHSN mission are eligible to apply for partial funding through an annual call for proposals.