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ReviewInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2013

Are we prepared to help low-resource communities cope with a severe influenza pandemic?

Eric S Starbuck, Rudolph von Bernuth, Kathryn Bolles, Jeanne Koepsell

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Review in Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Eric S StarbuckDepartment of Health and Nutrition, Save the Children, Westport, CT, USA.
Rudolph von Bernuth
Kathryn Bolles
Jeanne Koepsell

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent research involving lab-modified H5N1 influenza viruses with increased transmissibility and the ongoing evolution of the virus in nature should remind us of the continuing importance of preparedness for a severe influenza pandemic. Current vaccine technology and antiviral supply remain inadequate, and in a severe pandemic, most low-resource communities will fail to receive adequate medical supplies. However, with suitable guidance, these communities can take appropriate actions without substantial outside resources to reduce influenza transmission and care for the ill. Such guidance should be completed, and support provided to developing countries to adapt it for their settings and prepare for implementation.

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Antiviral AgentsCivil DefenseCommunicable Disease ControlDeveloping CountriesHumansInfluenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesPandemicsAntiviral AgentsInfluenza VaccinesDeveloping countriesinfluenzanonpharmaceutical interventionspandemicpreparednesspublic health

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PMID23145978
PMCPMC4634293

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