New Report: Pandemic Influenza, Electricity, and the Coal Supply Chain
Authors: Nicholas S. Kelley, MSPH, and Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
A coal shortage during an influenza pandemic portends grim outcomes. With this report, we attempt to conceptualize what happens when a pandemic disrupts the supply chain for coal, the fuel nearly half of the United States relies upon for electricity—the cornerstone of public health and organizational continuity.
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Assessment of states' operating plans to combat pandemic influenza
HHS report released Jan 15
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Getting beyond getting ready for pandemic influenza
Report from US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security released Jan 14
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Measurement of airborne influenza virus in a hospital emergency department
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Jan 9
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Neuraminidase inhibitor resistance after oseltamivir treatment of acute influenza A and B in children
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Jan 9
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CDC statement on oseltamivir (Tamiflu) resistance and antiviral recommendations
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Pandemic planning update VI: a report from Secretary Michael O. Leavitt
HHS document released Jan 8
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Preparing for pandemic influenza: guidance for GP practices
Document from British Medical Association and Royal College of General Practitioners, released Jan 7
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Burden of influenza-like illness and effectiveness of influenza vaccination among working adults aged 50-64 years
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Dec 30
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Survey of hospital healthcare personnel response during a potential avian influenza pandemic: will they come to work?
From Prehosp Disaster Med
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Oseltamivir-resistant influenza viruses A (H1N1), Norway, 2007-08
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Dec 31
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Viral RNA polymerase complex promotes optimal growth of 1918 virus in the lower respiratory tract of ferrets
From Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Dec 29
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection in Toronto children: a second look
From Pediatrics, published online Dec 29
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Safety, humoral and cell mediated immune responses to two formulations of an inactivated, split-virion influenza A/H5N1 vaccine in children
From PLoS ONE, published online Dec 29
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Personal protective equipment and risk for avian influenza (H7N3)
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Dec 23
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School closure to reduce influenza transmission
Letter from Emerg Infect Dis, published online Dec 23
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Enhanced hygiene measures and norovirus transmission during an outbreak
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Dec 23
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Experimental infection of dogs with avian-origin canine influenza A virus (H3N2)
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Dec 23
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Preventing and deterring biological attacks: priorities that should emerge from the WMD Commission report
Commentary from UPMC Center for Biosecurity released Dec 19
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Interim recommendations for the use of influenza antiviral medications in the setting of oseltamivir resistance among circulating influenza A (H1N1) viruses, 2008-09 influenza season
CDC health advisory issued Dec 19
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Component-specific effectiveness of trivalent influenza vaccine as monitored through a sentinel surveillance network in Canada, 2006-2007
From J Infect Dis, published online Dec 16
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Using surveillance to evaluate influenza vaccine effectiveness
Editorial commentary on above article from J Infect Dis, published online Dec 16
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Guidance on antiviral drug use during an influenza pandemic
HHS report released Dec 15
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Considerations for antiviral drug stockpiling by employers in preparation for an influenza pandemic
HHS report published Dec 15
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