title: The pandemic threat: are we prepared?
abstract: This paper will address the current pandemic threat from avian and other influenza viruses, the treatments available, federal, state and local response and planning, and the policy implications should a pandemic occur. The paper concludes with some discussion about where we are and where we need to go, and some recommendations for policymakers and legislators grappling with the issue of pandemic planning.
authors.forename: Katherine Kranz
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D014943:Global Health; D006285:Health Planning / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D032541:Mass Vaccination; D011200:Poultry; D014481:United States; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines