Instructions to Estimate the Potential Impact of the Next Influenza Pandemic Upon Locale Y
FluAid and FluSurge Software Instructions With Template of a Draft Report
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Provided below are downloadable instructions on using the software programs FluAid 2.0 and FluSurge 2.0 to estimate the potential impact of the next influenza pandemic on any given locale, such as a country, state, city, or county. These instructions illustrate how to calculate the potential number of deaths, hospitalizations, and outpatient visits for two influenza pandemic scenarios; a 1968-type scenario and a 1918-type scenario. The instructions also include a template of a draft report (with a set of Appendices), which a user can fill in with the estimates calculated by following these instructions.
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PDF version of instructions & report template
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Microsoft Word version of instructions & report template
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