Use of revised International Health Regulations during influenza A (H1N1) epidemic, 2009.
Strong international health agreements and good planning created a structure and common procedure for nations involved in detection and evaluation of the emergence of influenza A (H1N1). This report describes a timeline of events that led to the determination of the epidemic as a public health emergency of international concern, following the agreed-upon procedures of the International Health Regulations. These events illustrate the need for sound international health agreements and should be a call to action for all nations to implement these agreements to the best of their abilities.
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The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20006, USA. rlkatz@gwu.edu
D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003142:Communication; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007391:International Cooperation; D013997:Time Factors; D014944:World Health Organization