W. Putthasri et al.. Capacity of Thailand to Contain an Emerging Influenza Pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar. Abstract
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Southeast Asia will likely be the epicenter of the next influenza pandemic. To determine whether health system resources in Thailand are sufficient to contain an emerging pandemic, we mapped health system ... A. Gordon et al.. Prevalence and Seasonality of Influenza-like Illness in Children, Nicaragua, 2005–2007. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar. Abstract
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Although information about seasonality and prevalence of influenza is crucial for development of effective prevention and control strategies, limited data exist on the epidemiology of influenza in tropical ... D.S. Fedson. Meeting the Challenge of Influenza Pandemic Preparedness in Developing Countries. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar. Abstract
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Developing countries face unique difficulties preparing for an influenza pandemic. Our current top-down approach will not provide these countries with adequate supplies of vaccines and antiviral agents. ... Munir Iqbal. Controlling avian influenza infections: The challenge of the backyard poultry. J Mol Genet Med (January 2009), 3(1), 119-120. Full Text
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In recent years the economic damage inflicted by several avian influenza (AI) subtypes (primarily H5N1 and H9N2, but also H7N1, H7N3, H7N7) on the commercial poultry industry and backyard poultry is beyond ... Cooley P, Ganapathi L, Ghneim G, Holmberg S, Wheat. Using Influenza-Like Illness Data to Reconstruct an Influenza Outbreak. Math Comput Model. 2008;48(5-6):929-939.. Abstract
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The objective of this study was to reconstruct the type A influenza epidemic that occurred in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) region of North Carolina during the 2003-04 flu season. We describe an agent-based ... Smith BW, Kay VS, Hoyt TV, Bernard ML.. Predicting the anticipated emotional and behavioral responses to an avian flu outbreak. Am J Infect Control. 2008 Dec 31. Abstract
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to develop a model to predict the emotional and behavioral responses to an avian flu outbreak. METHODS: The participants were 289 university students ranging in ... Raleigh PJ, Flynn O, O´Connor M, O´Don. Avian influenza viruses detected by surveillance of waterfowl in Ireland during 2003-2007. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Sep 17:1-9. Abstract
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SUMMARYSpecimens for the detection of avian influenza virus (AIV) were collected from 1937 waterfowl on the Wexford Sloblands, a major wetland reserve in southeast Ireland, between January 2003 and September ... WHO. Epidemic-prone & pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases. WHO. Abstract
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Summary GuidanceWHO/CDS/EPR/2007.8:: English (Full text) [pdf 2.79Mb] :: French [pdf 2.83Mb] The advice in this Summary guidance is drawn from Infection prevention and control of epidemic- and pandemic-prone ... Washio M, Oura A, Mori M.. Ecological studies on influenza infection and the effect of vaccination: Their advantages and limitations. Vaccine. 2008 Jun 20. Abstract
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Ecological studies lack the ability to control for the effects of confounding factors. The findings of a linear relationship between average exposure and disease frequency in ecological studies do not ... WHO. Options for the use of human H5N1 influenza vaccines and the WHO H5N1 vaccine stockpile. WHO. Full Text
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Executive summary 1. Characteristics of candidate human H5N1 influenza vaccines2. Options for using human H5N1 influenza vaccines3. Options ... Saltyt? Benth J, Hofoss D. Modelling and prediction of weekly incidence of influenza A specimens in England and Wales. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Apr 7;:1-9. Abstract
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SUMMARYWe propose a rather simple model, which fits well the weekly human influenza incidence data from England and Wales. A standard way to analyse seasonally varying time-series is to decompose them ... Cauchemez S, Valleron AJ, Bo?lle PY, Flahault A, F. Estimating the impact of school closure on influenza transmission from Sentinel data. Nature. 2008 Apr 10;452(7188):750-4. Abstract
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The threat posed by the highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus requires public health authorities to prepare for a human pandemic. Although pre-pandemic vaccines and antiviral drugs might significantly ... Barr HL, Macfarlane JT, Macgregor O, Foxwell R, Bu. Ethical planning for an influenza pandemic. Clin Med. 2008 Feb;8(1):49-52.. Abstract
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A U.K. Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan was developed in 2006 but little research has since been carried out as to how ethically acceptable it will be to society. A survey containing two hypothetical ... Ciofi degli Atti ML, Merler S, Rizzo C, Ajelli M,. Mitigation measures for pandemic influenza in Italy: an individual based model considering different scenarios. PLoS ONE. 2008 Mar 12;3(3):e1790. Full Text
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BACKGROUND: Individual-based models can provide the most reliable estimates of the spread of infectious diseases. In the present study, we evaluated the diffusion of pandemic influenza in Italy and the ... Halloran ME, Ferguson NM, Eubank S, Longini IM Jr,. Modeling targeted layered containment of an influenza pandemic in the United States. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Mar 10. Full Text
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Planning a response to an outbreak of a pandemic strain of influenza is a high public health priority. Three research groups using different individual-based, stochastic simulation models have examined ... Wong TY, Koh GCh, Cheong SK, Lee HY, Fong YT, Sund. Concerns, Perceived Impact and Preparedness in an Avian Influenza Pandemic - a Comparative Study between Healthcare Workers in Primary and Tertiary Care. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2008 Feb;37(2):96-7.. Abstract
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Introduction: With the potential threat of an avian influenza (AI) pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) are expected to play important roles, and they encounter significant stress levels from an expected ... Davey VJ, Glass RJ.. Rescinding community mitigation strategies in an influenza pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;14(3):365-72.. Abstract
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Using a networked, agent-based computational model of a stylized community, we evaluated thresholds for rescinding 2 community mitigation strategies after an influenza pandemic. We ended child sequestering ... McLeod MA, Baker M, Wilson N, Kelly H, Kiedrzynski. Protective effect of maritime quarantine in South pacific jurisdictions, 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;14(3):468-70.. Abstract
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We reviewed mortality data of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic for 11 South Pacific Island jurisdictions. Four of these appear to have successfully delayed or excluded the arrival of pandemic influenza by ... Li WC, Shih SR, Huang YC, Chen GW, Chang SC, Hsiao. Clinical and genetic characterization of severe influenza B-associated diseases during an outbreak in Taiwan. J Clin Virol. 2008 Mar 4. Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Mismatches between circulating and vaccine strains of influenza virus had been observed in Taiwan. A comprehensive clinical and genetic analysis of influenza B viruses-associated important ... Higgs ES, Hayden FG, Chotpitayasunondh T, Whitwort. The Southeast Asian Influenza Clinical Research Network: Development and challenges for a new multilateral research endeavor. Antiviral Res. 2007 Nov 20. Abstract
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