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Pandemic Influenza

What's New |  Press & News |  Info for Journalists |  Travel Info |  Fact Sheets |  FAQs |  Links | 
Current Level of Alert |  PAHO Regional Mandates & Resolutions |  Regional Preparedness (Americas) |
WHO Global Mandates & Resolutions |  Global Preparedness (WHO) |  Conferences/Meetings |  Software

What's New
The Global Influenza Surveillance Network 
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Infection Control Strategies for Specific Procedures in Health-Care Facilities: Epidemic-prone and pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases, A Quick Reference Guide 
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Risk and Outbreak Communication Workshop for Pandemic Preparedness - Cuba 
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International Health Regulations (IHR) 
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Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control at PAHO 
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Press & Media Information
PAHO: Animal, Human Surveillance Critical to Contain Avian Influenza 
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PAHO Calls for North-South Cooperation to Prepare for Pandemic 
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PAHO's Planning Subcommittee Opens Meeting 
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WHO Tries to Allay Fears Over Bird Flu

Lee Warns PAHO Member Countries on Pandemic Flu


Information for Journalists
WHO Outbreak Communication—WHO Handbook for Journalists: Influenza Pandemic
WHO Outbreak Communication Guidelines

Outbreak Communication: Best Practices for Communicating with the Public during an Outbreak (WHO)

Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Course (CERC) (CDC)

Travel Information
Travelers' Health 
CDC

International Travel and Health 
WHO

Fact Sheets
The Global Influenza Surveillance Network 
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International Health Regulations (IHR) 
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Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control at PAHO 
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PAHO Regional Program on Epidemic Alert and Response: Working to Deal with Outbreaks in the Americas  
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Communicable Disease Prevention and Control at PAHO: Aims, Strategies and Lines of Action 
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Veterinary Public Health at PAHO 
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Ten things you need to know about pandemic influenza 
WHO/CSR

Questions and Answers About Pandemic Influenza (CDC)

Links
GF-TADs: Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Diseases 
OIE

Travelers' Health 
CDC

International Travel and Health 
WHO

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Current Level of Alert

Influenza Pandemic Threat: Current Situation

Current WHO Phase of Pandemic Alert

PAHO Regional Mandates and Resolutions
CE142/19 - Avian Flu and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Progress Report 
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CSP27/8--Avian Flu and Pandemic Influenza: Progress Report 
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CE140/9 - Avian Flu and Pandemic Influenza: Progress Report  
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CE138/INF/2 - Influenza Pandemic: Progress Report 
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Regional Preparedness (Americas)
CE142/19 - Avian Flu and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Progress Report 
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National Pandemic Contingency Plan Self-Assessment Template 
Excel

PAHO Strategic and Operational Plan for Responding to Pandemic Influenza (draft, September 23, 2005) 
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National Influenza Pandemic Plans 
WHO/CSR

Guidelines for the Preparation of a Subregional Plan of Southern Cone Countries for an Influenza Pandemic (Santiago, Chile, 15-19 December 2002) 
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Resolution CD44.R8—Influenza Pandemic: Preparation in the Hemisphere

WHO Mandates and Resolutions
WHA60.28--Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Sharing of Influenza Viruses and Access to Vaccines and Other Benefits 
WHA60.28

A58/62: Seventh Report of Committee A 
A58/62

EB115.R16: Strengthening Pandemic-Influenza Preparedness and Response 
EB115.R16

Global Preparedness (WHO)
Recommendations and Laboratory Procedures for Detection of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in Specimens from Suspected Human Cases 
Recommendations and Laboratory Procedures - WHO

Infection Prevention and Control of Epidemic- and Pandemic-Prone Acute Respiratory Diseases in Health Care: WHO Interim Guidelines 
WHO

WHO Global Influenza Preparedness Plan: The Role of WHO and Recommendations for National Measures before and during Pandemics 
WHO

WHO Checklist for Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Planning 
WHO

WHO Guidelines on the Use of Vaccines and Antivirals during Influenza Pandemics 
WHO/CSR

Informal Consultation on Influenza Pandemic Preparedness in Countries with Limited Resources (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23–25 June 2004) 
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More on Global Preparedness » 

WHO Pandemic Influenza Draft Protocol for Rapid Response and Containment
Antiviral Drugs: Their Role during a Pandemic
Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions: Their Role in Reducing Transmission and Spread

WHO Pandemic Preparedness Page

Conferences & Meetings
Risk and Outbreak Communication Workshop for Pandemic Preparedness - Cuba 
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Third Interagency Meeting on Strategic Communication for Avian/Pandemic Influenza.  
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Subegional Risk and Outbreak Communication for Avian Influenza and Pandemic Preparedness, Subregional Workshop 
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Software

FluNet (WHO)

FluAid (CDC, USA)

FluSurge (CDC, USA)

Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise Package (HHS, USA)

EpiInfoTM (CDC, USA)

SigEpi (SIG Salud Pública: PAHO/WHO, in Spanish)

Regional Core Health Data Initiative. Table Generator System (PAHO)
Iniciativa Regional de Datos Básicos en Salud. Sistema Generador de Tablas (OPS)

CIE (Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades [International Classification of Diseases], PAHO/WHO, in Spanish)

EpiData:   English | español (EpiData Association)

EpiTools
Java Epidemiology