A Primer on Strategies for Prevention and Control of Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza

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ID11033440
AuthorsScott Santibañez (0000-0003-3505-8176, Scott Santibañez, Toby L. Merlin, and Stephen Redd are with the Influenza Coordination Unit and Anthony E. Fiore is with the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Anthony E Fiore (Scott Santibañez, Toby L. Merlin, and Stephen Redd are with the Influenza Coordination Unit and Anthony E. Fiore is with the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Toby L Merlin (Scott Santibañez, Toby L. Merlin, and Stephen Redd are with the Influenza Coordination Unit and Anthony E. Fiore is with the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Stephen Redd (Scott Santibañez, Toby L. Merlin, and Stephen Redd are with the Influenza Coordination Unit and Anthony E. Fiore is with the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.)
Year2009
Volume99
IssueS2
PagesS216-S224
Publication date2009-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2009.164848
PMID19797735
PMCIDPMC4504386
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited58

The United States has made considerable progress in pandemic preparedness. Limited attention, however, has been given to the challenges faced by populations that will be at increased risk of the consequences of the pandemic, including challenges caused by societal, economic, and health-related factors. This supplement to the American Journal of Public Health focuses on the challenges faced by at-risk and vulnerable populations in preparing for and responding to an influenza pandemic. Here, we provide background information for subsequent articles throughout the supplement. We summarize (1) seasonal influenza epidemiology, transmission, clinical illness, diagnosis, vaccines, and antiviral medications; (2) H5N1 avian influenza; and (3) pandemic influenza vaccines, antiviral medications, and nonpharmaceutical interventions

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