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Pandemic Information & Updates for Health & Safety

Here you will find information and updates on the potential influenza pandemic.

Bird flu threat still lurking in Jakarta

Novia D. Rulistia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 01/10/2012 12:21 PM

Jakarta bird flu persists.

Read more: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/10/bird-flu-threat-still-lurking-jakarta0.html

Studies of deadly H5N1 bird flu mutations test scientific ethics

Dutch scientists have created a version of the deadly H5N1 bird flu that's easily transmitted. In an unprecedented move, a U.S. board asks that some details of the research not be published.

  • Workers remove dead chickens after they were killed in Hong Kong last week. Hong Kong slaughtered 17,000 chickens and suspended live poultry imports for 21 days after three birds tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu.
  • Workers remove dead chickens after they were killed in Hong Kong last week.… (Aaron Tam, AFP/Getty Images)
  • December 26, 2011|By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times
  • http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/26/science/la-sci-bird-flu-20111227

Resources for managing the swine influenza pandemic:

Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/en/

Virginia Dept of Health; Emergency Preparedness and Response: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/EPR/ 

Ready New York: Pandemic flu info in many languages: http://nyc.gov/html/oem/html/ready/flu_guide.shtml

One-stop access to U.S. Government swine, avian and pandemic flu information:

http://www.pandemicflu.gov/

 

The best planning guides for every application:

http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/index.html

What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

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Stay informed. This website will be updated regularly as information becomes available.

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Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.

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Take everyday actions to stay healthy.
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Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

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Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.

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Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

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Stay home if you get sick. CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

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Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures.

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Develop a family emergency plan as a precaution. This should include storing a supply of food, medicines, facemasks, alcohol-based hand rubs and other essential supplies.

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Call 1-800-CDC-INFO for more information.

 

Interim Guidance for Novel H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home:

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance_homecare.htm

 

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