Samaan, GinaPatel, MahomedOlowokure, BabatundeRoces, Maria C.Oshitani, HitoshiBrown, RichardRoces, MariaMiranda, ElizabethCordingley, PeterShaw, KarenUeno, MasahiroUeno, KumiJennings, LanceSuzuki, AkiraSato, ReikoCarroll, KevinWitt, Clara2025-03-172025-03-17researchoutputwizard:MigratedxPub7635Scopus:20044370643https://dspace-test.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/733720485We describe the enhanced rumor surveillance during the avian influenza H5N1 outbreak in 2004. The World Health Organization's Western Pacific Regional Office identified 40 rumors; 9 were verified to be true. Rumor surveillance informed immediate public health action and prevented unnecessary and costly responses.4English200510.3201/eid1103.040657http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=20044370643&partnerID=8YFLogxK