• Flu Images
• Infection Control in Hospital Personnel
• MMWR* Articles
• Pandemic Preparedness Resources
• Related Sites
• Suggested Reading
• Training and Education
• Travelers' Health
  

Flu Images

• CDC Public Health Image Library (PHIL) web site
• American Lung Association
• Immunization Action Coalition

Infection Control in Hospital Personnel

• Influenza Vaccine Information for Health Care Workers
• Control of Influenza Infection in Acute Care Facilities
• Guidelines for Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections

Pandemic Preparedness

• Draft Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan New!
• Pandemic Influenza: A Planning Guide for State and Local Officials version 2.1
• Flu Aid 2.0 (software and manual)
  For download. Flu Aid 2.0 (currently a beta test version) is designed to help State and local-level public health officials plan, prepare, and practice for the next influenza pandemic by modeling the impact a pandemic might have on their community. The software is designed to provide a range of estimates of impact in terms of deaths, hospitalizations, and outpatient visits due to pandemic influenza. The software does not provide any description of how the pandemic will spread, i.e., when a specific community will be affected. For more information about FluAid 2.0, contact Martin Meltzer, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCID/OD/OS, Mailstop C-12, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, E-mail: qzm4@cdc.gov.
• FluSurge (software and manual)
  For download. FluSurge is a spreadsheet-based model which provides hospital administrators and public health officials estimates of the surge in demand for hospital-based services during the next influenza pandemic. FluSurge estimates the number of hospitalizations and deaths of an influenza pandemic and compares the number of persons hospitalized, the number of persons requiring ICU care, and the number of persons requiring ventilator support during a pandemic with existing hospital capacity. For more information about FluSurge, contact Martin Meltzer, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCID/OD/OS, Mailstop C-12, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, E-mail: qzm4@cdc.gov.
• The World Health Organization (WHO): pandemic
• Pandemic Preparedness Articles:
  • Notice to Readers: Satellite Broadcast on Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic
    MMWR May 26, 2000 / 49(20);449
  • The Economic Impact of Pandemic Influenza in the U.S.; Priorities for Intervention
    Emerging Infectious Diseases, Sept-Oct 1999 Vol. 5 No. 5
    

Related Sites Outside CDC

• Vaccine specific sites and resources:
  • The National Immunization Program (NIP), CDC web site
  • Influenza Vaccine Information Statement
  • Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) web site or call 1-800-822-7967
  • Find Your State or Local Health Department
  • The World Health Organization (WHO): influenza
  • National Influenza Summit 2003
  • More Archives and References
• Surveillance sites:
  • EISS: European Influenza Surveillance Scheme
  • EuroGROG: International Influenza Surveillance
  • World Health Organization (WHO): Flunet
  • VPD Surveillance manual: Influenza
• Prevention related sites:
  • Cover Your Cough, Minnesota Department of Health
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
    The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH, conducts and supports research aimed at finding better ways to treat and prevent influenza infections. This site includes NIAID fact sheets, brochures and news releases on influenza, as well as links to influenza information maintained by other federal agencies.
  • American Lung Association: influenza
• Outbreak sites:
  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
    APHIS coordinates efforts to prepare for and respond to outbreaks of exotic animal diseases, including highly pathogenic avian influenza. Results of surveillance for influenza A viruses in avian species in the U.S. are reported each year by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in the Proceedings of the U.S. Animal Health Association Annual Meeting.
  • The World Health Organization (WHO): disease outbreak
• Research sites:
  • Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S.D.A
    The ARS' Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory publishes information on avian influenza research and contacts for further information.
  • The World Health Organization (WHO): research
• Manufacture & Licensing of Influenza Vaccine:
  • Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA
    CBER plays a critical role in the manufacture and licensing of influenza vaccine.

Suggested Influenza Reading

• Dr. William Atkinson Answers Key Questions, Needletips, October 2003
  
• Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunization: A Qualitative Assessment of the Beliefs of Physicians and Older Hispanic and African Americans December, 2002
  
• Influenza Control in Specific Populations:

Bolyard EA, Tablan OC, Williams WW, et al., Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guidelines for infection control in health care personnel. American Journal of Infection Control 1998; 26: 289-354.

Bradley SF, The Long-Term-Care Committee of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Prevention of influenza in long-term care facilities. Infect Control Hospital Epidemiology 1999; 20:629-37.

Bodnar UR, Maloney SA, Fielding KL, et al. Preliminary guidelines for the prevention and control of influenza-like illness among passengers and crew members on cruise ships. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, 1999.

Tablan OC, Anderson LJ, Arden NH, et al., Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guideline for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiology 1994;15:587-627.

• Congressional Testimony:
  • Congressional Testimony of Keiji Fukuda, MD.
    Chief, Epidemiology Section, Influenza Branch. Before the Special Committee on Aging U.S. Senate, May 30, 2001

Training and Education

• Archived Cybercasts about Influenza
  from CDC's Public Health Training Network: Two July 13, 2000 cybercasts available: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic and a Special Session for Public Health Workers about Influenza Control

Travelers' Health

• CDC Travelers' Health: Information on Influenza
• CDC Travelers' Health Reference Materials

Glossary (terms used on this page):

• **Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
  ACIP is a panel of multi-disciplinary experts who provide advice and guidance on immunizations.
• *Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  MMWR is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication addressing new developments and reconditions in public health.