Surveillance strategies for the detection of disease outbreaks in the Pacific islands: meta‐analysis of published literature, 2010–2019

Objective Due to their tropical location, development status and the limited capacity of health systems, Pacific island counties and territories are particularly susceptible to infectious disease outbreaks; but evidence as to the optimal way in which outbreaks are detected is scarce. In this review, we synthesise evidence from literature about how outbreaks are detected in Pacific island countries and territories and critique factors identified...