title: Update on preparing for the next influenza pandemic.
abstract: While previous pandemics have taken the world by surprise, the present situation has given the world advanced warning and a rare opportunity to prepare for the next pandemic. WHO urges all countries to take action now to assess their level of preparedness, identify priority needs, and develop a national influenza preparedness plan. If containing or delaying the spread of a new human influenza strain is possible, it will take rapid, massive coordinated global and national actions. The success of these actions will depend on the preparations made in advance by each member of the international community.
authors.affiliation: Regis University, Department of Nursing, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Carol J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014943:Global Health; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines