title: [Influenza: waiting for pandemic].
abstract: Pandemic flu is a sudden invasive infection, caused by the diffusion to humans of a viral strain characterized by the presence of one or more new surface proteins. Pandemic influenza prevention is among health priorities for WHO, that introduced a world surveillance programme and published Guidelines for preparing national pandemic plans. Following Guidelines, Italy prepared a plan considering human and veterinary health activities, among which the use of vaccines and antiviral drugs, and informative and formative projects.
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma.
authors.forename: Rosella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Rita
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mollo
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laudati
authors.forename: Laudati
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zaratti
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franco
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007558:Italy; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines