Pandemic influenza is an example of an emerging pathogen that could
have, and has had, serious public health consequences. Following three
global pandemics in the last 100 years and the recent avian and swine
influenza outbreaks, preparedness on national and international scales
is of vital importance.
With a strong emphasis on practical preparedness
issues, and covering areas not dealt with by traditional texts, this
book covers influenza epidemiology, vaccinology, virology and
immunology, pharmaceutical and public health countermeasures, policy
issues, biomathematical modelling, ethics and communication between
health professionals and the public and promoting the better
understanding of influenza that will be needed to battle future
pandemics.
Each chapter raises five key questions at the beginning and
proceeds to answer them in clear and concise sections, also providing
selected papers for further reading and detailing relevant modelling
studies.
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