International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza Statement of core principles

Alberta released the Alberta Pandemic Contingency Plan in November 2003, in order to be prepared for pandemic influenza.

We must face up to the risk of an avian influenza pandemic.

Intervention plans for emerging diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), West Nile Virus and the influenza pandemic have been developed.

Calls for the improvement of the global public health preparedness and response systems, including systems of prevention and monitoring of infectious diseases, to better cope with major diseases, in particular a human influenza pandemic arising from avian influenza

Countries and international organizations that participated in the meeting of senior officials, International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, 6 and 7 October 2005

6. Calls for the improvement of the global public health preparedness and response systems, including systems of prevention and monitoring of infectious diseases, to better cope with major diseases, in particular a human influenza pandemic arising from avian influenza

The threat of avian influenza and other infectious diseases is far from over, and the possibility of the outbreak of a large scale pandemic still exists.

2. Don t over reassure. So far, this pandemic is mild. But even a mild influenza virus kills a lot of people, especially those with other medical problems.

Saskatchewan Health has been collaborating with First Nations communities, Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Regional Health Authorities on emergency management planning for pandemic influenza and other disasters and emergency events.

They bring on so much influenza

Revised estimates under sections 17, 20, 21, 27, 28C, 28D, 28E, 28F and 28G of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008 2009 to ensure operational preparedness and business continuity in a protracted human influenza pandemic crisis

I have the honour to transmit herewith the core principles adopted by the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza at a meeting held on 6 and 7 October 2005, noting the global cooperation needed to address health emergencies (see annex).

Yet another area of regional and global concern was the spread of avian influenza, especially the real possibility that the virus might mutate at some point into a form capable of human to human transmission, leading to a possible pandemic.

Here we come. And that was the influenza.

My aunt died of influenza, so they said.

The Austerity Pandemic

d Until 1997 referred to as pneumonia and influenza.

Even worse, the most common influenza influenza A also infects animals that live in close proximity to humans, and they can recombine in those particular animals.

Measures to deal with public health emergencies include addressing local emergency issues such as education for food and water borne outbreaks working with regional authorities on water safety and implementing vaccination programs and the preparation of a provincial and regional pandemic and influenza response plan.

The Pandemic That Wasn t

Let's pretend there's a pandemic.

In addition, wild aquatic birds carry all known strains of influenza.

The HIV pandemic continues to escalate.

The Government has developed a Pandemic Influenza (Pan Flu) Response Plan and an Airport Contingency Plan for Smallpox and has also contracted the development of an overall Territorial Smallpox Emergency Response Plan, which will complement the Pan Flu Plan and be the template for other extreme disease related health emergencies.

WHO stages the progress of a pandemic.

And this is something we commonly do to look for respiratory viruses like influenza.

Add on pandemic threat, you're in big trouble.

One human case of infection with H5N6 avian influenza has been confirmed in Guangdong Province

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Why should she die of influenza... when she come through diphtheria right enough the year before.

Now what call would a woman with that strength in her... have to die of influenza

What do we know from 1918, the last great pandemic?

Audience member What factors determine the duration of a pandemic?

The health center and the health station specially provide influenza vaccination services during the National Day Holidays

He therefore welcomed the appointment of a United Nations System Senior Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza.

Oh, yes. She had influenza last January. She's only been here just over a year, you know.

The three leading contagious diseases in Bosnia and Herzegovina are respiratory disease (influenza), contagious child diseases and entherocholitis.

It's been working to help control pandemic flu, SARS for example.

Pandemic bird flu early detection, early response. It is a litany.

Do you want to view the pandemic threat the way back in the 1950s people viewed the civil defense issue, and build your own little bomb shelter for pandemic flu?

To prevent human infection with avian influenza, the Health Bureau urges citizens to pay attention to the following items

Some Parties also noted the potential for increase in cardiovascular and intestinal diseases, influenza, yellow fever and general morbidity.

And the danger is that they can cause roughly what's a pandemic.

Do they have the resources to face up to a serious pandemic?