Pandemic influenza: risk of multiple introductions and the need to prepare for them

Containing an emerging influenza H5N1 pandemic in its earliest stages may be feasible, but containing multiple introductions of a pandemic-capable strain would be more difficult. Mills and colleagues argue that multiple introductions are likely, especially if risk of a pandemic is high.

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS medicine 2006-06, Vol.3 (6), p.e135-e135
Hauptverfasser:	Mills, Christina E, Robins, James M, Bergstrom, Carl T, Lipsitch, Marc
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Avian flu Bird migration Birds Containment of Biohazards Control Disaster Planning Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Epidemics Epidemiology Epidemiology/Public Health General Medicine Global Health Health Policy Humans Infectious Diseases Influenza Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Influenza in Birds - epidemiology Influenza, Human - epidemiology Microbiology Other Pandemics Policy Forum Public Health Respiratory Medicine Risk factors United States Virology Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	Containing an emerging influenza H5N1 pandemic in its earliest stages may be feasible, but containing multiple introductions of a pandemic-capable strain would be more difficult. Mills and colleagues argue that multiple introductions are likely, especially if risk of a pandemic is high.
ISSN:	1549-1676 1549-1277 1549-1676
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pmed.0030135