Useful Resources for Pandemic Planning

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Key Resources

The most well-known pandemic resources in the U.S. are:

• Center for Disease Control
  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/index.htm
• Official U.S. Flu Pandemic information website
  http://www.pandemicflu.gov/

Other Resources

Here are some less well-known resources:

• Current WHO phase of pandemic alert
  Note that political as well as geographic considerations affect how governments set their national alert state.
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html
• The 10 Worst Epidemics
  http://health.howstuffworks.com/10-worst-epidemics.htm
• Progress of a SARS epidemic
  The SARS outbreak in 2002/2003 showed what the next flu pandemic might be like.It spread to 37 countries, infected 8000 people, and killed 10% of those infected. It could easily have been much worse.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome
• Some Common Misconceptions about vaccinations
  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/6mishome.htm
• Pandemic Planning Toolkit
  Caution: this is promotional material for TamiFlu
  http://www.pandemictoolkit.com/
• Pandemic Planning Toolkit: How can we test our pandemic plan?
  http://www.pandemictoolkit.com/preparing-flupandemic/test-pandemic-plan.aspx
• WHO checklist for influenza pandemic preparedness planning 2005
  http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/influenza/WHO_CDS_CSR_GIP_2005_4/en/print.html
• The Economic Impact of Pandemic Influenza in the US
  How the US models and estimates the effects of an influenza pandemic
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/meltzer.htm
• CIDRAP: Businesses urged to avoid pandemic planning pitfalls
  http://id_center.apic.org/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/news/oct0908webinar.html
• WHO: Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A(H5N1)
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/en/

National Influenza Pandemic Plans from Around the World

Here are examples of many country plans:

• Australia
  The Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza of May 2006
  http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/ohp-pandemic-ahmppi.htm
• Belgium
  http://www.influenza.be
• Brazil - English
  http://portal.saude.gov.br/portal/arquivos/pdf/plano_flu_english.pdf
• Brazil - Portuguese - part 1
  This is part 1 of 2
  http://portal.saude.gov.br/portal/arquivos/pdf/plano_flu1.pdf
• Brazil - Portuguese - part 2
  This is part 2 of 2
  http://portal.saude.gov.br/portal/arquivos/pdf/plano_flu2.pdf
• Canada - English
  http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cpip-pclcpi/index.html
• Canada - French
  http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cpip-pclcpi/index_f.html
• Chile
  http://www.minsal.cl/ici/pandemiainfluenza/pandemiainfluenza.html
• Czech Republic
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/czechplan.pdf
• France
  Le plan de lutte contre une pandémie
  http://www.grippeaviaire.gouv.fr/article.php3?id_article=154
• France - English
  http://www.who.int/entity/csr/disease/influenza/plan_national_version_anglaise.pdf
Germany
http://www.rki.de/cln_048/nn_200132/DE/Content/InfAZ/I/Influenza/Influenzapandemieplan.html
• Greece
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/nationalgreece.pdf
• Hong Kong
  Special Administrative Region of China - Framework of Government's Preparedness Plan for Influenza Pandemic
  http://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/flu_plan_framework_en_20050222.pdf
• Hungary
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/Pandemic_preparedness_plan_Hungary.pdf
• Indonesia
  http://www.komnasfbpi.org/Renstra_13_Januari_2006.pdf
• Italy
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/italianpandemicplan.pdf Italian
• Italy - English
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/italianpandemicplan_english.pdf English
• Japan
  http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/influenza/index.html
• Mexico
  http://www.dgepi.salud.gob.mx/pandemia/FLU-aviar-PNPRAPI.htm
• Nauru
  Emergency Operations Plan for Pandemic Influenza
  http://www.spc.int/phs/PPHSN/Outbreak/Influenza/Pand-Preparedness-plans-Pacific-countries.htm
• Netherlands - English
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/netherlands2.pdf
• New Zealand
  http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/nz-influenza-pandemic-action-plan-2006
• Norway
  http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/hod/tema/Helseberedskap/The-Norwgian-National-Influenza-Pandemic-Preparedness-Plan.html?id=231308
• Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia)
  http://www.dass.gouv.nc/static/infoPratique/documents/PandemieGrippePlanActionNouvelleCaledonie20042005version131005.PDF
• Republic of Palau
  http://www.spc.int/phs/PPHSN/Outbreak/Influenza/Palau_Flu_Plan_Final_Draft_103105.pdf
• Republic of Korea
  Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/ROK_National_Pandemic_Plan.pdf
• Singapore
  http://www.moh.gov.sg/corp/hottopics/influenza/detail.do
• Slovak Republic
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/Pand_Plan_SR_AJ.pdf
• South Africa
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/southafricaplan.pdf
• Sweden
  Influenza Strategies...2007
  http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/NR/rdonlyres/671A14B6-4A41-4BA7-BB10-9E4C3E31F030/6852/20071311.pdf
• Sweden
  Contingency Planning...2006
  http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/NR/rdonlyres/A4E5890D-45B2-4C0D-919B-A9D192D4704C/6800/20061308.pdf
• Switzerland
  Plan suisse de pandémie Influenza 2006
  http://www.bag.admin.ch/influenza/01120/01134/03058/index.html?lang=fr
• Thailand
  The Second National Strategic Plan for Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza and Preparedness for Influenza Pandemic (2008-2010)
  http://beid.ddc.moph.go.th/thai/images/stories/DataL3_164.pdf
• United Kingdom
  http://www.dh.gov.uk/PandemicFlu/PandemicContingencyPlan/fs/en
• United States
  HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan
  http://www.hhs.gov/pandemicflu/plan/
• European National Influenza Pandemic Plans
  http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/Health_topics/Pandemic_Influenza/Pandemic_Planning.html
• European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS)
  http://www.eiss.org/html/pandemic_plans.html
• Link to all of the above
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/nationalpandemic/en/index.html

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