Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready?
Subtitle: Workshop Summary
Contributors: Stacey L. Knobler (Editor); Alison Mack (Editor); Adel Mahmoud (Editor)
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: March 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9780309095044
Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; Respiratory medicine; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Health/Fitness; Preventive Medicine; Public Health; Medical / Public Health; Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Government policy; Influenza; United States; prevention & control
Description: This volume, based on a workshop sponsored by the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Microbial Threats, aims to inform the Forum, the public, and policymakers of the likelihood of an influenza pandemic and explores the issues that must be resolved to prepare and protect the global community. Participants discuss the history of influenza pandemics and the potentially valuable lessons it holds; the 2003-2004 H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in Asia and its implications for human health; ongoing pandemic influenza preparedness planning at global, regional, national, state, and local levels; strategies for preventing and controlling avian influenza and its transmission within bird and animal populations; and a broad range of medical, technical, social, economic and political opportunities for pandemic preparedness, as well as the many obstacles that stand in the way of this goal.