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Pandemic Influenza 101
"Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection in Humans"
The New England Journal of Medicine, January 17, 2008
UK
Department of Health fact sheet
For a quick and dirty overview
of influenza and the reasons the H5N1 strain of avian flu threatens
to become a pandemic, see this fact sheet.
WHO fact sheet, for a quick overview
Explaining Pandemic Flu
An easily readable guide from the Chief Medical Officer of the United
Kingdom (October 2005), which provides clear, accurate information, in
one document, about everything from what avian flu is to how it can be
controlled, to expected impact.
The
Great Influenza
Recent bestseller by John Barry on the 1918 influenza pandemic,
provides an important reference and educational tool.
National
Geographic multimedia presentation
The October, 2005
issue of National Geographic features a cover story on the Avian
Flu. National Geopgraphic has assembled a multimedia presentation
combining their compelling pictures with audio to describe the current
threat of the Avian Flu in Asia.
10 things you need to know about pandemic influenza
“Bird
Flu and You” Guide
to Protecting Yourself
This poster, prepared by doctors and
public health officials from the National Defense University, provides
an excellent overview of the risks of human influenza from AI, and the
basic steps that can be taken to protect yourself. It includes an overview
of symptoms, an FAQ, and information o sanitizing and disinfecting guidelines.
Surveillance
Influenza
pandemic threat: current situation, from the WHO
Information
on these pages has been compiled to help policy-makers and the public
stay informed in a situation that is rapidly evolving.
Humanitarian Early Warning System Avian Flu site
An
excellent collection of information from HEWS, including links to most
everyone’s documents and the latest news extracts.
WHO
Guidelines for Global Surveillance of A/H5 influenza
Published
in February, 2004, but still the latest guidance.
Promedmail
The
International Society for Infectious Disaseses maintains this system,
providing constant email information on disease outbreaks, using varied
sources to provide critical and breaking information to scientists, physicians,
epidemiologists, and public health professionals.
Key Messages Regarding Human Pandemic Influenza
USAID Key Messages on Prevention and Control of Animal-to-Human
Transmission
USAID Key Preventive Messages on Human-to-Human Transmission
Explaining Pandemic Flu
A communications guide from the Chief Medical Officer of the United
Kingdom (October 2005), which provides clear, accurate information, in
one document, about everything from what avian flu is to how it can be
controlled, to expected impact.
FAO key messages: "Protect Poultry - Protect People
Provides key messages the FAO is recommending for different audiences of people who relate directly to animals. Divided into animal-to-animal and animal-human sections, and further by target audiences.
Bird Flu: Communicating the Risk
Builds on the extensive work done by Peter Sandman and Jody Lanard, distilling their lessons down into 10 critical points when talking to the public about avian and human influenza. Detailed publications can be found at: www.psandman.com/indxpand.htm
Communications and Behavior Change Tools for
Human Pandemic Influenza
Bird
Flu And You: A Quick Guide To Protecting Yourself And Your Family
From Bird (Pandemic) Flu
[Available in Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Thai, German,
French, Japanese, and Portuguese]
This poster, prepared by doctors and public health officials from the
National Defense University, provides an excellent overview of the risks
of human influenza from AI, and the basic steps that can be taken to
protect yourself, including sanitizing and disinfecting guidelines, plus
a basic overview of symptoms.
Four
Simple Things You Can Do to Protect Yourself and Your Family
Extracted
from the NDU poster, these are four basic steps that people can use
to protect themselves in the case of a pandemic flu outbreak.
10 Things to Know about AI: Ethiopia Pamphlet
Protecting People from AI - CARE Vietnam TV
Spot
This short TV spot, in Vietnamese with English subtitles, explains how to avoid
risky contact with poultry, how to take protective measures, and how to deal
with possibly exposed individuals.
Pandemic
Influenza Slide Set
The ever-impressive UK Department of Health has posted ten sets of ready-to-use
slides that can be used either in their entirety or in sections depending on
the needs of the audience; includes such topics as History, Virology, and Modelling
of pandemic flu.
NGO-oriented and Detailed Tools for Human Pandemic
Influenza
Guidelines for humanitarian agencies: Pandemic
influenza preparedness and mitigation in refugee and displaced populations
A critical WHO document that talks about human pandemic preparedness in refugee
and IDP situations, but the document is widely applicable to development and
humanitarian programs.
Infection
control measures in a health-care setting: 2-page "Aide memoire"
Avian Influenza: A Booklet for Health Workers in Georgia
A handy 15-page guidebook published by the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia; and National Center for Disease Control and supported by PATH.
(In Georgian: http://www.phrplus.org/Pubs/AvianfluGA_fin.pdf)
What’s
New with Avian Flu and You
A brief, user-friendly tech sheet from Heifer International outlining
the basics of what avian flu is and how international programs and staff
should be approaching it at the moment.
OSHA Guidance For Protecting Workers Against Avian Flu
The Occupational & Safety
Health Administration provides
information about health protection in the workplace. Includes guidance
for farm workers, lab workers, food handlers, airline crews, and travelers.
Drugs
Antivirals
drugs: their role during a pandemic
November, 2005 statement
by the WHO. This is a one-pager on what drugs can and cannot do.
Tamiflu: To Stockpile or Not to Stockpile
-- Save the Children
(in Committee Space – for Members
only) An internal deliberative document from Save the Children
providing information and recommendations for decision making. This is
a very helpful document that walks through the key considerations on
whether or not to stockpile Tamiflu.
Technical aspects of antiviral usage: IRC PowerPoint
A presentation by Colleen Mone-Hardy of the International Rescue Committee to
the InterAction working group that examines the basics of antiviral mechanisms
and utility.
Vaccines
An
excellent resource on the FluWiki that assembles disperse information
into a summary of vaccine effectiveness, research, and availability.
Update
on H5N1 vaccine development – CIDRAP
University of Minnestoa’s
Center for Infectrious Disease Research and Policy updates this page with
information on the development of an H5N1 vaccine
Tamiflu drug label from the FDA
H5N1
Avian Flu Virus Therapy: Conventional and Herbal Options
An
important article with a detailed explanation of a cytokine storm (the
immune reaction that explains most pandemic flu deaths) and discussion
of both conventional and herbal responses, with medical citations. This
is “ Evidence Based Alternative Treatments for Avian Flu.”
The Dilemma of Personal Tamiflu Stockpiling
A very useful (but long) article that walks the reader through all
the arguments against personal Tamiflu stockpiling. The authors maintain
that the public interest rests with the government controlling the Tamiflu
stockpile, but most of the arguments being advanced against individual
stockpiles are specious and sometimes disingenuous.
Technical Information
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Includes details on the H5N1 virus, the antiviral drugs available
to combat it, recent outbreaks, and travel advisories for countries experiencing
avian-flu outbreaks. Key technical references at: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/references.htm
CIDRAP Pandemic Influenza
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy ( CIDRAP) -authored overview,
updated Feb. 13 with expanded material on laboratory diagnosis, infection
control, and planning
Pandemic
Influenza
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) -authored
overview, updated February 13 with expanded material on laboratory diagnosis,
infection control, and planning. H5N1 Infection in Humans: Infection, Prevention, Treatment
The
Writing Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on
Human Influenza A/H5 published this updated guide that includes clinical
features and pathogenesis.
Guidelines
for Prevention and Control of Human Cases of Avian Influenza
A
joint guide by the Government of Pakistan, WHO, and Johns Hopkins
University. In 10 pages, it gives clear and extensive epidemiology, clinical
management, and prevention and control measures for H5N1 in humans.
Foreign
Affairs magazine – “The Next Pandemic?”
The July/August edition of Foreign Affairs magazine was largely given
over to a series of articles addressing the nature of the Avian Flu pandemic
threat, preparations and responses, and lessons learned from addressing
HIV/AIDS.
Potential Impact of Antiviral Drug Use during Influenza Pandemic
UK medical study estimating the reductions in hospitalization from
use of stockpiled antivirials to respond to a pandemic.
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