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What's New
	International Health Regulations (IHR) \|More in HTML\|

	3rd Interagency Meeting on Strategic Communication for Avian/Pandemic Influenza. \|More in HTML\|

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Press & Media Information
	PAHO: Animal, Human Surveillance Critical to Contain Avian Influenza \|More in HTML\|

	PAHO Calls for North-South Cooperation to Prepare for Pandemic \|More in HTML\|

	PAHO's Planning Subcommittee Opens Meeting \|More in HTML\|

	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
	International Health Regulations (IHR) \|More in HTML\|

	PAHO Regional Program on Epidemic Alert and Response: Working to Deal with Outbreaks in the Americas \|More in HTML\|

	Communicable Disease Prevention and Control at PAHO: Aims, Strategies and Lines of Action \|More in HTML\|

	Health Surveillance and Disease Management at PAHO \|More in HTML\|

	Veterinary Public Health at PAHO \|More in HTML\|

	Frequently Asked Questions on the Proposed Revision of the International Health Regulations (IHRs) WHO: IHR FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
	Ten things you need to know about pandemic influenza WHO/CSR

Questions and Answers About Pandemic Influenza (CDC)

Links
	Influenza Page of the Secretariat of Health of Mexico Influenza page, SSA-M�xico

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

	Travelers' Health CDC

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Current Level of Alert
	Influenza Pandemic Threat: Current Situation
	Current WHO Phase of Pandemic Alert

Regional Preparedness (Americas)
	National Preparedness and Response Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (Mexico) Plan Nacional, SSA-M�xico

	PAHO Strategic and Operational Plan for Responding to Pandemic Influenza (draft, September 23, 2005) \|More in PDF\|

	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) \|More in HTML\|

	Influenza Pandemic: Progress Report
	Resolution CD44.R8—Influenza Pandemic: Preparation in the Hemisphere

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

	WHO Consultation on Priority Public Health Interventions before and during an Influenza Pandemic (Geneva, 27 April 2004) WHO/CSR

	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
	3rd Interagency Meeting on Strategic Communication for Avian/Pandemic Influenza. \|More in HTML\|

	Subegional Risk and Outbreak Communication for Avian Influenza and Pandemic Preparedness Workshop \|More in HTML\|

	Caribbean Workshops - Avian and Pandemic Risk Communication \|More in HTML\|

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Software
	FluNet (WHO)
	FluAid (CDC, USA)
	FluSurge (CDC, USA)
	Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise Package (HHS, USA)
	EpiInfo^TM (CDC, USA)
	SigEpi (SIG Salud Pública: PAHO/WHO, in Spanish)
	Regional Core Health Data Initiative. Table Generator System (PAHO) Iniciativa Regional de Datos B�sicos 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