Flu References & Resources

Flu Images

• CDC Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
• Immunization Action Coalition

Infection Control

• Influenza Vaccine Information for Health Care Workers
• Prevention Strategies for Seasonal Influenza in Healthcare Settings
• Guidelines for Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections
• EID Journal: Influenza Outbreak Control in Confined Settings Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005 Apr;11(4):579-583.

MMWR Articles

• 2012-13 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations
• Immunization of Health-Care Personnel [705 KB, 46 pages]
• Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children with Asthma (MMWRs)
• Flu-Related Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)

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Related Sites

Vaccine-Specific:

• National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
• 2012-13 Influenza VIS
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
  Also available by telephone at 1-800-822-7967
• Find Your State or Local Health Department
• The World Health Organization (WHO): influenza
• National Influenza Vaccine Summit

Surveillance:

• DoD Global Influenza Surveillance Program
• World Health Organization (WHO): Flunet
• VPD Surveillance manual: Influenza [278 KB, 13 pages]

Prevention:

• Cover Your Cough
  Minnesota Department of Health
• National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  The National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH, conducts & supports research aimed at finding better ways to treat & prevent influenza infections. This site includes NIAID fact sheets, brochures & news releases on influenza, as well as links to influenza information maintained by other federal agencies.
• American Lung Association: influenza

Outbreaks:

• Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  APHIS coordinates efforts to prepare for & 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:

• Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA
  The ARS’ Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory publishes information on avian influenza research & contacts for further information.
• The World Health Organization (WHO): research

Vaccine Manufacture & Licensing:

• Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research (CBER), FDA
  CBER plays a critical role in the manufacture & licensing of influenza vaccine.

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Suggested Influenza Reading

Influenza Control in Specific Populations:

• Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guidelines for infection control in health care personnel
  Bolyard EA, Tablan OC, Williams WW, et al., American Journal of Infection Control 1998; 26: 289-354.
• The Long-Term-Care Committee of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
  Bradley SF, Prevention of influenza in long-term care facilities. Infect Control Hospital Epidemiology 1999; 20:629-37.
• Preliminary guidelines for the prevention & control of influenza-like illness among passengers & crew members on cruise ships
  Bodnar UR, Maloney SA, Fielding KL, et al. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, 1999.
• Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guideline for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia
  Tablan OC, Anderson LJ, Arden NH, et al., Infect Control Hosp Epidemiology 1994;15:587-627.

Travelers’ Health

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

Avian Flu

• See CDC Avian Flu References

Pandemic Flu

• CDC Resources for Pandemic Flu

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Influenza-Related Public Use Data Sets

Influenza Virus Genetic Sequence Public Use Data Sets

• GenBank®
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

Influenza Surveillance Public Use Data Sets

• 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System
• Flu Activity Reports & Surveillance Methods in the United States
• World Health Organization FluNet

Additional References & Research

• 2008 NCIRD Annual Report
• EID Journal: Making Better Influenza Virus Vaccines? [7.3 MB, 189 pages]
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006 Jan;12(1):61-65.
• EID Journal: Cell-mediated Protection in Influenza Infection [7.3 MB, 189 pages]
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006 Jan;12(1):48-54.
• EID Journal: Influenza-associated Deaths in Tropical Singapore [7.3 MB, 189 pages]
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006 Jan;12(1):114-121.
• EID Journal: Estimating Influenza Hospitalizations among Children [7.3 MB, 189 pages]
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006 Jan;12(1):103-109.
• EID Journal: Influenza, Winter Olympiad, 2002 [7.3 MB, 189 pages]
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006 Jan;12(1):144-146.
• EID Journal: Influenza A (H3N2) Outbreak, Nepal [7 MB, 175 pages]
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005 Aug;11(8):1186-1191.

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