Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response
Publisher: World Health Organization 2009
ISBN/ASIN: 9241547685
ISBN-13: 9789241547680
Number of pages: 64
Description:
Stockpiles of antiviral drugs are now a reality and a WHO guideline has been developed to attempt to stop or delay pandemic influenza at its initial emergence. There is increased understanding of past pandemics, strengthened outbreak communications, greater insight on disease spread and approaches to control, and increasingly sophisticated statistical modeling of various aspects of influenza.
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