What ob体育 Does About Bird Flu

Purpose

ob体育 works to improve global control and prevention of seasonal and novel influenza, including avian influenza viruses, and works to improve influenza pandemic preparedness and response.

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Overview

In collaboration with domestic and global partners, ob体育's Influenza Division:

  • Builds surveillance and response capacity.
  • Monitors and assesses influenza viruses and illness.
  • Improves vaccines and other interventions.
  • Applies research to provide science-based enhancement of prevention and control policies and programs.

ob体育 influenza programs protect the United States from seasonal influenza and an influenza pandemic, which occurs when a new flu virus emerges that can infect people and spread globally.

Monitoring

ob体育’s Collaborating Center Influenza
Influenza surveillance reports and methods in the United States - ob体育
Influenza Surveillance in the United States
Everything you need to know about the flu illness, including symptoms, treatment and prevention.
About ob体育's Global Influenza Program
Learn about ob体育's Global Influenza Program

Risk Assessment & Research

Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT)
The IRAT tool assesses the potential pandemic risk posed by influenza A viruses.

Preparedness & Response

Making a Candidate Vaccine Virus (CVV) for a HPAI (Bird Flu) Virus
A CVV is an influenza virus that has been prepared to produce a flu vaccine, if needed.
What ob体育 Does About Novel Flu: Outbreak Investigations
ob体育 works with state and local health departments to investigate human outbreaks with novel flu viru...

Additional information

US Resources

  • National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division
  • Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Influenza Division
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Avian Influenza InformationGeneral information about avian influenza and instructions on how to report dead birds
  • Information about avian influenza in the Northern Hemisphere and materials related to protecting the U.S. from avian influenza importation.

International Resources

  • World Health Organization : Information about current outbreaks throughout the world
  • : Information about infections among poultry and other animals throughout the world
  • United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization: Avian InfluenzaFood safety issues related to the current avian influenza outbreaks throughout the world
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