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What's New

Brochure: Immunization in the Americas, 2009 Summary

Risk and Outbreak Communication: Meetings / Interagency V

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Public Information

WHO Tries to Allay Fears Over Bird Flu News From the Associated Press

FAO's Animal Production and Health Division Avian Influenza Web Page

Avian Flu: The Economic Impact
World Bank

What Every Journalist Should Know About Influenza
A WHO HANDBOOK (PDF, 756Kb)

Perspectives in Health

Bird Flu: Communicating the Risk

PAHOtoday

Lee Warns PAHO Member Countries on Pandemic Flu

Press Releases

    Web Course: Risk Communication
    An interactive, self-taught course on risk communication was developed by PAHO and the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is available online.

    Other PAHO/WHO Materials

    PAHO E-Books

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    Immunization Guides

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    Final Report and Proceedings: 14th Inter-American Meeting, at the Ministerial Level, on Health and Agriculture (RIMSA 14) (Mexico City, Mexico, 21–22 April 2005)

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    Respiratory Infections in Children

    Books from Other Sources (including e-books)

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    Priorities in Health

    Bulletins

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    Epidemiological Bulletin: Index of Online Bulletins

    Magazines

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    Perspectives in Health - Volume 10, Number 2, 2005

    Newsletters

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    Immunization Newsletter, June 2009, Vol XXXI, Number 3

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    Immunization Newsletter, April 2009, Vol XXXI, Number 2

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    Epidemiological Alerts Archives, 2003–2008

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    Immunization Newsletter, February 2009, Vol XXXI, Number 1

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    General Documents

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    Risk and Outbreak Communication: Meetings / Interagency V

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    Risk and Outbreak Communication: Meetings / Global Conference

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    Risk and Outbreak Communication: Meetings / Global Conference, Presentations

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    Risk and Outbreak Communication: Resources / Infuenza, Countries

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    Articles

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    Risk and Outbreak Communication: Resources / PAHO Documents

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    Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza: Addressing the Need for Integration between Health and Agriculture in the Preparedness Plans in Latin America

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    Hurrying Toward Disaster?

    Bibliographical Databases

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    Portal Avian Influenza, Virtual Health Library (VHL)

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    PANAFTOSA Bibliographical Database, Veterinary Public Health Virtual Library (VHS)

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    Virtual Library in Veterinary Public Health (VHL PANAFTOSA)

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    EID Updates
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    WHO Outbreak News

    - Influenza
    - Avian Influenza
     

    Influenza Centers

    - National Influenza Centers
    - PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers & Reference Lab
     

    Influenza Resources

    - Avian Influenza Portal, VHL New!
    - Avian Influenza
    - Pandemic Influenza
    - Seasonal Influenza
     

    Software

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    FluAid (CDC)

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    FluSurge (CDC)

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    Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise Package (HHS)

     

    WHO Sites

    - Influenza
    - National Influenza Pandemic Plans
    - Avian Influenza
    - Influenza Outbreaks
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    Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER)

    - FluNet
     

    PAHO Sites

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    Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC)

    - Vaccines/
    Immunization
    - Essential Medicines
    - Laboratories
    - Knowledge Resources
     

    About the Regional Program on Viral Diseases

     

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