New Resources on Avian Influenza

Thursday, April 25, 2013

 

A new topic page, "Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus: Information Resources on Disease Caused by H7N9," is now available from the Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) website. This topic page is a guide that provides sources to follow for developing news on this virus detected in people in China. The DIMRC asks that anyone with suggestions on other sources to add to this page contact them directly.

Additional Key Sources for Tracking H7N9 Information:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/h7n9-virus.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Flu News & Spotlights http://www.cdc.gov/flu/news.htm

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy: Avian Influenza: News http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/index.html

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention: H7N9 Avian Influenza Virus http://www.chinacdc.cn/en/research_5311/

World Health Organization: Influenza: Situation Updates - Avian Influenza (also available in Arabic, Chinese, and French) http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/avian_influenza/archive/en/index.html

World Health Organization: Influenza: Human Infection with Influenza A (H7N9) Virus http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/influenza_h7n9/en/

Healthmap http://healthmap.org (click on the button “Avian Influenza H7N9”)