Pandemic Influenza

Van-Tam (health protection, U. of Nottingham, UK) and Sellwood, a pandemic and seasonal influenza resilience manager in the UK, provide public health students and professionals, policy makers, healthcare professionals, epidemiologists, health correspondents, and others with 29 chapters and case studies on pandemic influenza. Public health, influenza, infectious diseases, epidemiology, virology, and other specialists from across the globe address the epidemiology and clinical features of interpandemic influenza; virology and immunology; influenza in birds and mammals; the history and epidemiological features of pandemic influenza; the epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment of H1N1 influenza; transmission and infection control issues; preparedness, the role of exercises, and biomathematical modeling; emergency preparedness and business continuity; pharmaceutical interventions; vaccines; national and international public health measures; port health; the socioeconomic impact; ethical issues related to preparedness and response; communication; and case studies of Mexico, Chile, New Zealand, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Denmark, South-east Asia; North America; and Saudi Arabia. This edition incorporates lessons from the 2009/2010 pandemic and includes new content on surveillance, International Health Regulations, clinical management, and local health service responses. Distributed in the US by Stylus Publishing. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)