[Influenza: waiting for pandemic].
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.
Di Rita
Rosella
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Scuola di Specializzazione in Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma.
Mollo
Emanuela
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Laudati
Federica
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Zaratti
Laudati
L
Franco
Elisabetta
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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
D007252:Influenza Vaccines