Neuroscience
Pandemic-Flu (H5N1, Avian Influenza, "Bird Flu") Educational References
Here is an updated version of the reference set that I will episodically post here:
Background and historical references:
Barry, John M. (2004). The great influenza. NY: Viking. [comment: A very readable account of what happened and why in the 1918 pandemic, with an emphasis on the political expediences and cronyism of the day and media complacency - along with accounts of the public-health leaders who needed to fight not only the virus, but politicians and newspaper editors in order to eke out ways of dealing with the virus. Also, a good description of how this type of influenza differs from the typical, yearly bouts of influenza that most all of us are aware of.]
Department of Health and Human Services (2004). Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan [Executive Summary - Draft August 2004].
Garrett, L. (2005). The next pandemic? Foreign Affairs, July/August issue. Link
Gibbs, W.W. & Soares, C. (2005). Preparing for the pandemic. Scientific American, November issue. Link
National Intelligence Estimate (2000). The Global Infectious Disease Threat and Its Implications for the United States. (NIE 99-17D, January 2000). Link
Osterholm, M.T. (2005a). Preparing for the next pandemic. The New England Journal of Medicine, 352, 1839-1842. Link
Osterholm, M.T. (2005b). Preparing for the next pandemic. Foreign Affairs, July/August issue. Link
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Influenza 1918 (American Experience). Link [comment: Includes a transcript of the broadcast.]
Snacken, R., Kendal, A.P., Haaheim, L.R., & Wood, J.M. (1999). The next influenza pandemic: Lessons from Hong Kong, 1997. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 5(2). Link
Medical/clinical/public health references:
Australian Government Department of Health and Aging - Avian Influenza (also called Bird Flu): Link
CDC - Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Link
CDC - Antiviral Agents for Influenza: Background Information for Clinicians (December 2003): Link
CIDRAP - Avian Influenza: Link
Department of Health and Human Services - Medical Surge Capacity and Capability Handbook (2004): Link
Department of Health and Human Services - Pandemic influenza: Link
Department of Health and Human Services - Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise Package: Link
ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) Avian Influenza : Link
FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN) - Animal Health: Avian Influenza: Link
Gani R, Hughes H, Fleming D, Griffin T, Medlock J, Leach S. (2005). Potential impact of antiviral drug use during influenza pandemic. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11, 1355-1361. Link
NIH NIAID DMID (National Institutes of Health - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases): Link
NIH NIAID DMID - Influenza page: Link
NIH NIAID DMID - Development of a Clinical Trial Plan for Pandemic Influenza Vaccines (22-23 September 2005): Link
OIE (Office International des Epizooties): Link
OIE: Preparation of the Joint WHO/OIE/FAO Conference to Mobilise Resources for Control of Avian Influenza in Animals and for Prevention of Pandemic Influenza in Humans Geneva (Switzerland), 7-9 November 2005 BASIC OIE DOCUMENTATION: Link
The Writing Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Human Influenza A/H5.
Avian Influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2005; 353: 1374-1385.
Link
WHO - Avian Influenza: Assessing the pandemic risk (January 2005): Link
WHO - Avian Influenza Fact Sheet: Link
WHO - Responding to the avian influenza pandemic threat: Recommended strategic actions (02 September 2005): Link
WHO Global Influenza Preparedness Plan (2005). Link
Surveillance and tracking websites:
Avian Influenza Outbreak Maps: Link
European Union Documented Human Case Map [jpg updated on a regular basis]: Link
Eurosurveillance: Link
OIE Update on avian influenza in animals (Type H5): Link
ProMED-mail: Link
World Health Organization (WHO): Link
Medications:
FDA: Relenza: Link
FDA: Tamiflu: Link
Individual websites:
FluWiki: Link
H5N1 Blog: News and resources about Avian Flu: Link
A webpage from my own website: Infectious Disease Link [comment: I have not updated the page in over a year, but contains some educational and backgrounder general resources.]
The Coming Influenza Pandemic, a .pdf document written by a Georgia physician that you can download from the webpage cited below. Some of the self-care, home-care comments might be useful. Some of the contents might seem alarmist, unless taken with a "worst case" grain of salt -
Link
Wikipedia: Avian Influenza: Link
BBC: Bird Flu in Depth: Link
Flu Pandemic Preparedness Snowball by Peter M. Sandman (10 October 2005): Link
Pandemic Influenza Risk Communication: The Teachable Moment by Peter M. Sandman and Jody Lanard (04 July 2005): Link
Wall Street Journal Avian Flu News Tracker: Link
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Neuroscience
Pandemic-Flu (H5N1, Avian Influenza, "Bird Flu") Educational References
Pandemic-Flu (H5N1, Avian Influenza, "Bird Flu") Educational References
Here is an updated version of the reference set that I will episodically post here:
Background and historical references:
Barry, John M. (2004). The great influenza. NY: Viking. [comment: A very readable account of what happened and why in the 1918 pandemic, with an emphasis on the political expediences and cronyism of the day and media complacency - along with accounts of the public-health leaders who needed to fight not only the virus, but politicians and newspaper editors in order to eke out ways of dealing with the virus. Also, a good description of how this type of influenza differs from the typical, yearly bouts of influenza that most all of us are aware of.]
Department of Health and Human Services (2004). Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan [Executive Summary - Draft August 2004].
Garrett, L. (2005). The next pandemic? Foreign Affairs, July/August issue. Link
Gibbs, W.W. & Soares, C. (2005). Preparing for the pandemic. Scientific American, November issue. Link
National Intelligence Estimate (2000). The Global Infectious Disease Threat and Its Implications for the United States. (NIE 99-17D, January 2000). Link
Osterholm, M.T. (2005a). Preparing for the next pandemic. The New England Journal of Medicine, 352, 1839-1842. Link
Osterholm, M.T. (2005b). Preparing for the next pandemic. Foreign Affairs, July/August issue. Link
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Influenza 1918 (American Experience). Link [comment: Includes a transcript of the broadcast.]
Snacken, R., Kendal, A.P., Haaheim, L.R., & Wood, J.M. (1999). The next influenza pandemic: Lessons from Hong Kong, 1997. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 5(2). Link
Medical/clinical/public health references:
Australian Government Department of Health and Aging - Avian Influenza (also called Bird Flu): Link
CDC - Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Link
CDC - Antiviral Agents for Influenza: Background Information for Clinicians (December 2003): Link
CIDRAP - Avian Influenza: Link
Department of Health and Human Services - Medical Surge Capacity and Capability Handbook (2004): Link
Department of Health and Human Services - Pandemic influenza: Link
Department of Health and Human Services - Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise Package: Link
ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) Avian Influenza : Link
FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN) - Animal Health: Avian Influenza: Link
Gani R, Hughes H, Fleming D, Griffin T, Medlock J, Leach S. (2005). Potential impact of antiviral drug use during influenza pandemic. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11, 1355-1361. Link
NIH NIAID DMID (National Institutes of Health - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases): Link
NIH NIAID DMID - Influenza page: Link
NIH NIAID DMID - Development of a Clinical Trial Plan for Pandemic Influenza Vaccines (22-23 September 2005): Link
OIE (Office International des Epizooties): Link
OIE: Preparation of the Joint WHO/OIE/FAO Conference to Mobilise Resources for Control of Avian Influenza in Animals and for Prevention of Pandemic Influenza in Humans Geneva (Switzerland), 7-9 November 2005 BASIC OIE DOCUMENTATION: Link
The Writing Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Human Influenza A/H5.
Avian Influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2005; 353: 1374-1385.
Link
WHO - Avian Influenza: Assessing the pandemic risk (January 2005): Link
WHO - Avian Influenza Fact Sheet: Link
WHO - Responding to the avian influenza pandemic threat: Recommended strategic actions (02 September 2005): Link
WHO Global Influenza Preparedness Plan (2005). Link
Surveillance and tracking websites:
Avian Influenza Outbreak Maps: Link
European Union Documented Human Case Map [jpg updated on a regular basis]: Link
Eurosurveillance: Link
OIE Update on avian influenza in animals (Type H5): Link
ProMED-mail: Link
World Health Organization (WHO): Link
Medications:
FDA: Relenza: Link
FDA: Tamiflu: Link
Individual websites:
FluWiki: Link
H5N1 Blog: News and resources about Avian Flu: Link
A webpage from my own website: Infectious Disease Link [comment: I have not updated the page in over a year, but contains some educational and backgrounder general resources.]
The Coming Influenza Pandemic, a .pdf document written by a Georgia physician that you can download from the webpage cited below. Some of the self-care, home-care comments might be useful. Some of the contents might seem alarmist, unless taken with a "worst case" grain of salt -
Link
Wikipedia: Avian Influenza: Link
BBC: Bird Flu in Depth: Link
Flu Pandemic Preparedness Snowball by Peter M. Sandman (10 October 2005): Link
Pandemic Influenza Risk Communication: The Teachable Moment by Peter M. Sandman and Jody Lanard (04 July 2005): Link
Wall Street Journal Avian Flu News Tracker: Link
-
Anthony H. Risser | neuroscience | neuropsychology | brain
H5N1 | Avian Influenza
- Swine Flu, H1n1
John Barry, author of the must-read "The Great Influenza," recently authored a white paper on H1N1, available here...
- Upcoming Event: Univ. Of Minnesota, 08 February 2008
2008 Center for Bioethics Seminar Series “Ethics and Public Health Emergencies: How Should We Prepare for Pandemic Flu?” Friday, February 8, 2008 12:15–1:30 pm, 3-100 Mayo, University of Minnesota Campus Presented by Debra DeBruin, PhD Director...
- Pandemic Flu Awareness Week
Here are some references that I would recommend for Pandemic Flu Awareness Week, which is promoted by the folks at FluWiki and which we are in the middle of right now: Background and historical references: Barry, John M. (2004). The great influenza....
- More About H5n1
A daily read of the following blog has been, for me, one of several useful ways I have of keeing up with avian influenza events: H5N1. Obvious additional resources include the World Health Organization (WHO) website section on the topic. - Anthony H....
- In The Weeklies: H5n1
Of potential interest to all, including the broad neuroscience medical and scientific communities: The 29 September 2005 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine includes the full-text content of a review paper about Avian ("Bird Flu") Influenza [H5N1]....