World Health
Organization
The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized
agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's
objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment
by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health
is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical,
mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/updates/en/
FAQ on Avian Flu (WHO) http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/avian_faqs/en/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one
of the 13 major operating components of the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal
agency in the United States government for protecting the health
and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human
services, especially for those people who are least able to
help themselves.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/
Public Health Agency of Canada
Focused on more effective efforts to prevent chronic diseases,
like cancer and heart disease, prevent injuries and respond
to public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks,
the Public Health Agency of Canada works closely with provinces
and territories to keep Canadians healthy and help reduce pressures
on the
health care system.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/influenza/avian_e.html
Bird Flu Updates
News, information and updates on the avian flu. A compilation
of news stories
from around the world.
http://www.bird-flu-updates.com/
FluWatch website - Public Health Agency of Canada
Weekly reports are produced during the influenza season (October - May)
and biweekly reports are produced during the off season (June - September).
Influenza surveillance is a collaborative effort between provincial and territorial
ministries of health, participating laboratories, The College of Family Physicians
of Canada, sentinel practitioners, and CIDPC. For the 2005-2006 season, the
FluWatch website includes graphical representation of the data collected
through the three main components of the influenza surveillance system:
1) laboratory-based
influenza virus identification,
2) influenza-like illness
reporting by sentinel physicians across the country
and
3) reporting of influenza
activity by provincial and territorial epidemiologists.
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