Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

References

Citations

1. Writing Committee of the Second World Health Organization Consultation on Clinical Aspects of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus (2008). Update on avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection in humans. New England Journal of Medicine, 358(3): 261–273.

2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2007). FDA approves first U.S. vaccine for humans against the avian influenza virus H5N1. FDA News. Available online: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01611.html.

Other Works Consulted

• Writing Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Human Influenza (2005). Avian influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans. New England Journal of Medicine, 353(13): 1374–1385.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/facts.htm.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). Avian Influenza A Virus Infections of Humans. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/avian-flu-humans.htm.

• Public Health Agency of Canada (2006). Avian influenza. Available online: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/influenza/avian_e.html.

• Schünemann HJ, et al. (2007). WHO rapid advice guidelines for pharmacological management of sporadic human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. Lancet Infectious Disease, 7(1): 21–31.

• U.K. Department of Health (2008). Bird flu and pandemic influenza: What are the risks? Available online: http://www.dh.gov.uk/AboutUs/MinistersAndDepartmentLeaders/ChiefMedicalOfficer/Features/FeaturesArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4102997&chk=OcYuEL.

• Ungchusak K, et al. (2005). Probable person-to-person transmission of avian influenza A (H5N1). New England Journal of Medicine, 352(4): 333–340.

• World Health Organization (2006). Fact Sheet: Avian Influenza ("Bird Flu"). Available online: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/avian_influenza/en/index.html.

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Author:	Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS	Last Updated: July 31, 2008
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Christine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology
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