For this theme issue on pandemic influenza, we assembled a panel of experts and asked them to contribute practical and informative articles on a number of topics. In the first article, Drs Daly,... Read More
When an influenza pandemic is declared in future, it is unlikely that a vaccine for the pandemic strain, the only definitive intervention, will be immediately available. Public and political pressure... Read More
Preparing for pandemic influenza poses a major challenge to diagnostic virology laboratories, who must select optimal specimens for diagnosis, determine a time frame for specimen collection and... Read More
While no one can predict if influenza A/H5N1 will precipitate the next influenza pandemic, the appearance of human cases of influenza A/H5N1 in 1997 and subsequent widespread avian influenza... Read More
An effective response to an influenza pandemic in British Columbia will require cooperation between physicians and health authorities. In their pandemic preparedness plans, health authorities... Read More