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WHO checklist forinfluenza pandemicpreparedness planning
EPIDEMICALERT
&
RESPONSE
WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.4
Department of Communicable DiseaseSurveillance and ResponseGlobal Influenza Programme
 
© World Health Organization 2005
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Contents
PrefacevEssential elements of the checklistix
1.Preparing for an emergency1
1.1Getting started11.2Command and control21.3Risk assessment31.4Communication41.4.1Public communication41.4.2Communication among those involved in theresponse51.5Legal and ethical issues51.5.1Legal issues51.5.2Ethical issues61.6Response plan by pandemic phase7
2.Surveillance8
2.1Interpandemic surveillance82.2Enhanced surveillance (phase 2 and beyond)102.3Pandemic surveillance11
3.Case investigation and treatment13
3.1Diagnostic capacity133.1.1Local laboratory capacity133.1.2 Reference laboratory availability143.2Epidemiological investigation and contact management153.3Clinical management163.3.1Case management and treatment163.3.2Infection control in health-care settings17
4. Preventing spread of the disease in the community18
4.1Public health measures184.1.1General personal hygiene184.1.2Community infection-control measures194.1.3Social distancing and quarantine194.1.4Travel and trade restrictions194.2Vaccine programmes204.2.1Routine vaccine programmes204.2.2Pandemic strain influenza vaccine programme204.3Antiviral use as a prevention method22
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