Pandemic influenza preparedness and response a WHO guidance document

Influenza pandemics are unpredictable but recurring events that can have severe consequences on societies worldwide. This revised WHO guidance publication on pandemic influenza preparedness and response has been developed to guide WHO Member States and others responsible for public health and pandem...

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Corporate Author: World Health Organization. Global Influenza Programme (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization c2009.
Edition:1st ed
Series:A WHO Guidance Nonserial Publication
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Summary:Influenza pandemics are unpredictable but recurring events that can have severe consequences on societies worldwide. This revised WHO guidance publication on pandemic influenza preparedness and response has been developed to guide WHO Member States and others responsible for public health and pandemic influenza preparedness activities at the national level. It is the product of expert opinion, derived from several international consultations which included examination of available information and modeling studies, input from public health experts on lessons learned from SARS and both animal an
Item Description: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).
Physical Description:1 online resource (61 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789240683617