Pandemic Influenza Information
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Links and Resources
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Avian Flu (Right Click Link and Download the
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An overview of Avian Flu, Individual & Community Preparation.
This is the place to start.
Pandemic Influenza Planning for Organizations [an overview].
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coordinator@missiontech.org for more information.
Media Presentations
Press Conference
with The UN pandemic flu
director, Dr. David Nabarro
03/08/06
National Public Radio Science Friday Interviews with Avian Flu Experts
Panel Discussion on a Avian Flu Pandemic from the International Economic
Conference in Davos.
Essential Reading
General Information
Bird Flu A Virus of Our Own Hatching,
Michael Greger, MD
We highly recommend this book. It is
well written and superbly documented.
The online version is available at:
birdflubook.com
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
by Michael
Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University
of Minnesota.
Pandemic Flu School Action Kit Highly Recommended
Preparing for
Pandemic Influenza: A personal and family guide
from the Washington State Department of Health
H5n1
Timeline from the WHO
Influenza Report a
comprehensive coverage of Avian Influenza
Transcript of an Interview with Dr. David Nabarro by the Gartner Group
National
Public Radio Bird Flu updates
Dr. Peter Sandman Pandemic Flu
and Other Infectious Diseases Index
A
Large Collection of Links to Pandemic Reference Guides
Questions and Answers
from the BBC web site.
Were we ready?:
The editor of the journal "Nature" speculates in a fictional
blog of a pandemic unfolding.
World Health Organization Fact Sheet on Avian Influenza.
Potential knock-on effects of flu pandemic
a report from the Canada.com
Network.
H5N1 Infection; A Harbinger of Things to Come? and
Testimony
Before the House Committee On International Relations
by Michael
Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University
of Minnesota.
WHO Handbook for Journalists
concerned with pandemic risk communication.
Preparing for the Coming Influenza Pandemic
an excellent overview of
Pandemic Flu and Proper Preparation.
Pandemic
Influenza Risk Communication: The Teachable Moment
Unless we act now, bird flu may win
; a very level headed strategy.
1918: Stories of
the Killer Flu Tales from the pandemic influenza of 1918.
National, State and Community Planning
Vancouver Coastal
Health: Regional Pandemic Influenza Response
Wisconsin Pandemic Influenza Plan
Washington State Department of Health
Australian Health Protection Agency Pandemic Plan for Influenza
Health and Human Services Checklist
Massachusetts Template for Local Pandemic Planning
Collection of Pandemic related documents from the Commonwealth Governments
Economic Impacts of a Pandemic
The Avian Flu
Crisis an Economic Update BMO Nesbitt Burns Financial Group
Factoring Bird Flu
Risk Why a wait and see approach
to a potential pandemic is courting calamity
Asian Development Bank Analysis of
Avian Influenza Risk
Fifth of firms
risk bird flu cash loss report from London Chamber of Commerce
A Global View for
Investors CitiGroup's analysis of investment strategies
Flu pandemic would drive a quarter of firms to the wall
Preparing the Financial Industry for a Pandemic
Bird Flu's Impact on the Insurance Industry
Global Macroeconomic Impacts of a Pandemic
Modeling the economic impact of pandemic influenza in the United States
Potential Influenza Impact of a Pandemic Report from the Congressional Budget
Office
Business Continuity Planning
A Systematic Analytic Approach to Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Planning
Avian Flu: What to Expect and How Companies Can Prepare for It
Global
macroeconomic consequences of pandemic influenza
Business Pandemic Influenza Checklist
The British
Columbia Health Services Pandemic Planning Website
The
British Columbia Ministry of Economics Pandemic Planning Website
H5N1 Potential Impact Wholesale and Retail Grocery and Foodservice Industry
An Analysis
of the Potential Impact of the H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Template for business planning from a food industry
company
Business Continuity Guidelines
Avian Influenza and Business Continuity Management
Spreadsheet for Business Continuity Planning
Medical and Scientific Publications
and Resources
Plans for a simple DYI Respiratory Mask
Med Owl
An overview of the biochemical mechanisms of avian flu infection, with a
discussion of potential pharmaceutical and herbal treatments
Nonpharmaceutical Interventions for Pandemic Influenza International Measures
Nonpharmaceutical Interventions for Pandemic Influenza National and Community
Measures *
Acute
Respiratory Infections
Influenza Pandemics & Epidemics
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
Mechanical Ventilation in an Epidemic
Emerging Infectious Diseases The January 2006 issue, focused on Avian Flu.
Survival Medicine; an extensive handbook of Austere Medicine.
Links to Sites Tracking Avian Flu
News Now a
news aggregator updated hourly
Wall Street Journal Avian Flu News Tracker
FluTrackers
Bird Flu
"An informed analysis of recent Bird Flu Developments"
Recombinomics
Influenza
News
Nature:
International Journal of Science Focus "Avian Flu"
Reuters Foundation AlertNet
topix.net
Influenza News
continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Effect Measure: a forum for
progressive public health discussion
Financial Times
H5N1: News and Resources about
Avian Flu
Pandemic Plan: Preparing for a possible bird flu pandemic
The Poultry Site: Poultry Industry News
BBC: Bird Flu in Depth
Center for Disease Control:
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Center for Infectious Disease
Research & Policy
NewScientist.com: Special Reports "Avian Flu"
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