Human Pandemic Influenza
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Pandemic Influenza Preparedness And Response
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Author : World Health Organization
language : en
Publisher: World Health Organization
Release Date : 2009
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness And Response written by World Health Organization and has been published by World Health Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Medical categories.
This guidance is an update of WHO global influenza preparedness plan: the role of WHO and recommendations for national measures before and during pandemics, published March 2005 (WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.5).
The Threat Of Pandemic Influenza
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2005-04-09
The Threat Of Pandemic Influenza written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-09 with Medical categories.
Public health officials and organizations around the world remain on high alert because of increasing concerns about the prospect of an influenza pandemic, which many experts believe to be inevitable. Moreover, recent problems with the availability and strain-specificity of vaccine for annual flu epidemics in some countries and the rise of pandemic strains of avian flu in disparate geographic regions have alarmed experts about the world's ability to prevent or contain a human pandemic. The workshop summary, The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? addresses these urgent concerns. The report describes what steps the United States and other countries have taken thus far to prepare for the next outbreak of "killer flu." It also looks at gaps in readiness, including hospitals' inability to absorb a surge of patients and many nations' incapacity to monitor and detect flu outbreaks. The report points to the need for international agreements to share flu vaccine and antiviral stockpiles to ensure that the 88 percent of nations that cannot manufacture or stockpile these products have access to them. It chronicles the toll of the H5N1 strain of avian flu currently circulating among poultry in many parts of Asia, which now accounts for the culling of millions of birds and the death of at least 50 persons. And it compares the costs of preparations with the costs of illness and death that could arise during an outbreak.
The Effectiveness Of Policies To Control A Human Influenza Pandemic A Literature Review
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Author : Arin Dutta
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2008
The Effectiveness Of Policies To Control A Human Influenza Pandemic A Literature Review written by Arin Dutta and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Aeronautics categories.
Abstract: The studies reviewed in this paper indicate that with adequate preparedness planning and execution it is possible to contain pandemic influenza outbreaks where they occur, for viral strains of moderate infectiousness. For viral strains of higher infectiousness, containment may be difficult, but it may be possible to mitigate the effects of the spread of pandemic influenza within a country and/or internationally with a combination of policies suited to the origins and nature of the initial outbreak. These results indicate the likelihood of containment success in 'frontline risk' countries, given specific resource availability and level of infectiousness; as well as mitigation success in 'secondary' risk countries, given the assumption of inevitable international transmission through air travel networks. However, from the analysis of the modeling results on interventions in the U.S. and U.K. after a global pandemic starts, there is a basis for arguing that the emphasis in the secondary risk countries could shift from mitigation towards containment. This follows since a mitigation-focused strategy in such developed countries presupposes that initial outbreak containment in these countries will necessarily fail. This is paradoxical if containment success at similar infectiousness of the virus is likely in developing countries with lower public health resources, based on results using similar modeling methodologies. Such a shift in emphasis could have major implications for global risk management for diseases of international concern such as pandemic influenza or a SARS-like disease.
Flu
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Author : Gina Kolata
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2011-04-01
Flu written by Gina Kolata and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-01 with Social Science categories.
Veteran journalist Gina Kolata's Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It presents a fascinating look at true story of the world's deadliest disease. In 1918, the Great Flu Epidemic felled the young and healthy virtually overnight. An estimated forty million people died as the epidemic raged. Children were left orphaned and families were devastated. As many American soldiers were killed by the 1918 flu as were killed in battle during World War I. And no area of the globe was safe. Eskimos living in remote outposts in the frozen tundra were sickened and killed by the flu in such numbers that entire villages were wiped out. Scientists have recently rediscovered shards of the flu virus frozen in Alaska and preserved in scraps of tissue in a government warehouse. Gina Kolata, an acclaimed reporter for The New York Times, unravels the mystery of this lethal virus with the high drama of a great adventure story. Delving into the history of the flu and previous epidemics, detailing the science and the latest understanding of this mortal disease, Kolata addresses the prospects for a great epidemic recurring, and, most important, what can be done to prevent it.
Crisis And Emergency Risk Communication
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Author : Barbara Reynolds
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2011-09-05
Crisis And Emergency Risk Communication written by Barbara Reynolds and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-05 with Business & Economics categories.
Originally designed for communicating public health information associated with communicable diseases, this book covers essential topics concerning media relations for public and private sector public information officers. Topics include: Introduction to Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication-Types of crisis and communications during a crisis, the risk of disaster, emergency/crisis/risk communications, the crisis communications lifecycle-pre-crisis phase, initial phase, crisis maintenance, resolution, and evaluation. Psychology of a Crisis-Human behavior in an emergency, decision making, perception of risk, facts to consider about human psychology in a crisis, and how to communicate effectively in a crisis. The Crisis Communication Plan-Developing an emergency/crisis communication plan, Information verification and clearance/approval procedures, agreements on information release authorities (who releases what/when/how, procedures to secure needed resources (space, equipment, people) to operate the public information. The nine steps of crisis response. Surviving the first 48 hours of an emergency: Be first, be right, be credible. The Role of the Spokesperson- The role of the spokesperson in an emergency, what makes a good spokesperson, general recommendations for spokespersons in all settings, pitfalls for spokespersons during an emergency, when emotions and accusations run high in an emergency public meeting, what spokespersons should know when talking through the media, general media interview pitfalls, media opportunity or press conference tips, counters to electronic media interview techniques, radio interview tips, television interview tips, what to wear on television, assessing your communication skills and habits, facial expressions, voice cues, body positions and movements, and effective nonverbal communication. Working With the Media- Think local media first, what do reporters want, getting emergency information to the media, the press conference or media opportunity, telephone news conferences/Web casts, commercial press release services, E-mail listservs and broadcast faxes, Web sites/video streaming, and responding to media calls. Writing For the Media During a Crisis- What your media release should include, press statements are not press releases, media factsheets/backgrounders, visuals, video press releases, and B-roll. Press Conferences- Where to hold the press conference, whom to invite, how and when to invite the media, how to conduct the media opportunity, using visuals and handouts.
National Strategy For Pandemic Influenza
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
National Strategy For Pandemic Influenza written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Emergency management categories.
"Once again, nature has presented us with a daunting challenge: the possibility of an influenza pandemic. Scientists and doctors cannot tell us where or when the next pandemic will strike, or how severe it will be, but most agree: at some point, we are likely to face another pandemic. And the scientific community is increasingly concerned by a new influenza virus known as H5N1 -- or avian flu -- that is now spreading through bird populations across Asia, and has recently reached Europe. While avian flu has not yet acquired the ability to spread easily from human to human, there is still cause for vigilance. The virus has developed some characteristics needed to cause a pandemic: It has demonstrated the ability to infect human beings, and it has produced a fatal illness in humans. If the virus were to develop the capacity for sustained human-to-human transmission, it could spread quickly across the globe. Our country has been given fair warning of this danger to our homeland -- and time to prepare. My administration has developed a comprehensive national strategy, with concrete measures we can take to prepare for an influenza pandemic. Our strategy is designed to meet three critical goals: First, we must detect outbreaks that occur anywhere in the world; second, we must protect the American people by stockpiling vaccines and antiviral drugs, and improve our ability to rapidly produce new vaccines against a pandemic strain; and, third, we must be ready to respond at the federal, state and local levels in the event that a pandemic reaches our shores."--President George Bush.
Pandemic Influenza
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Author : Jonathan Van-Tam
language : en
Publisher: CABI
Release Date : 2012
Pandemic Influenza written by Jonathan Van-Tam and has been published by CABI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Communicable diseases categories.
With a strong emphasis on practicality, this book offers comprehensive coverage of the science and operational application of influenza epidemiology, virology and immunology, as well as vaccinology, pharmaceutical and public health measures, biomathematical modelling, policy issues and ethics. Each chapter raises key questions and answers them in clear and concise sections, detailing relevant modelling studies and further reading. This new 2nd Edition is comprehensively updated and includes:* major lessons from the 2009-10 pandemic* new contributions on surveillance, International Health Regul.
Pandemic Influenza
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Author : Jeffrey R. Ryan
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2008-08-01
Pandemic Influenza written by Jeffrey R. Ryan and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-01 with Law categories.
The swine flu emergency needn‘t become a crisis. This critically acclaimed work provides public health officials, doctors, responders, and emergency planners with accurate current information that will help them understand the nature of an outbreak, assess risk, answer public concerns, and develop informed strategies. Devoid of sensationalism and a
National Avian Influenza And Human Pandemic Influenza Preparedness And Response Plan Bangladesh 2006 2008
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Author : National Avian Influenza and Human Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan (Bangladesh)
language : bn
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
National Avian Influenza And Human Pandemic Influenza Preparedness And Response Plan Bangladesh 2006 2008 written by National Avian Influenza and Human Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan (Bangladesh) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Avian influenza categories.
Plan prepared by National Multi-sectoral Planning Team from the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The Effectiveness Of Policies To Control A Human Influenza Pandemic
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Author : Arin Dutta
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Effectiveness Of Policies To Control A Human Influenza Pandemic written by Arin Dutta and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
The studies reviewed in this paper indicate that with adequate preparedness planning and execution it is possible to contain pandemic influenza outbreaks where they occur, for viral strains of moderate infectiousness. For viral strains of higher infectiousness, containment may be difficult, but it may be possible to mitigate the effects of the spread of pandemic influenza within a country and/or internationally with a combination of policies suited to the origins and nature of the initial outbreak. These results indicate the likelihood of containment success in 'frontline risk' countries, given specific resource availability and level of infectiousness; as well as mitigation success in 'secondary' risk countries, given the assumption of inevitable international transmission through air travel networks. However, from the analysis of the modeling results on interventions in the U.S. and U.K. after a global pandemic starts, there is a basis for arguing that the emphasis in the secondary risk countries could shift from mitigation towards containment. This follows since a mitigation-focused strategy in such developed countries presupposes that initial outbreak containment in these countries will necessarily fail. This is paradoxical if containment success at similar infectiousness of the virus is likely in developing countries with lower public health resources, based on results using similar modeling methodologies. Such a shift in emphasis could have major implications for global risk management for diseases of international concern such as pandemic influenza or a SARS-like disease.