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Achencbach, J. (2005, December 11). Can we stop the next killer flu?. WashingtonPost.com, W10.
American College of Physicians (2006). The Health Care Response to Pandemic Influenza. Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 145.
Apisarnthanarak A, Kitphati R, Thongphubeth K, Patoomanunt P, Anthanont P, Auwanit W, et al. (2004). Atypical avian influenza (H5N1). Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, pp. 1321-1324.
Barnett, D., Balicer, R., Lucey, D., Everly, G., Omer, S., Steinhoff, M., & Grotto, I. (2005). A systematic analytic approach to pandemic influenza preparedness planning. PLoS Medicine, Vol. 2, pp. 1-7.
Bartlett, J. G. (2006). Planning for Avian Influenza. Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 145.
Belshe, R. (2005). The origins of pandemic influenza -- Lessons from the 1918 virus. New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 353, pp. 2209-2211.
Brankston, G., Gitterman, L., Hirji, Z., Lemieux, C., & Gardam, M. (2007). Transmission of influenza A in human beings. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70029-4.
Brett, A., & Zuger, A. (2005). The Run on Tamiflu — Should Physicians Prescribe on Demand? New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 353, pp. 2636-2637.
Brown, H. (2005). Nations set out a global plan for influenza action. Lancet, Vol. 366, pp. 1684-1685.
Brownstein, J., Wolfe, C., & Mandl, K. (2006). Empirical Evidence for the Effect of Airline Travel on Inter-Regional Influenza Spread in the United States. PLoS Med, 3(10): e401.
Capua, I., & Alexander, D. (2002). Avian influenza and human health. Acta Tropica, Vol. 83, pp. 1-6.
Choi, Y., Seo, S., Kim, J., Webby, R., & Webster, R. (2005). Avian influenza viruses in Korean live poultry markets and their pathogenic potential. Virology, Vol. 332, pp. 529-537.
Chutinimitkul, S., Bhattarakosol, P., Srisuratanon, S., et al. (2006). H5N1 Influenza A Virus and Infected Human Plasma. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, No. 6.
Claas, E., Osterhaus, A., van Beek, R., DeJong, J., Rimmelzwaan, G., Senne, D., Krauss, S., Shortridge, K., & Webster, R. (1998). Human influenza A H5N1 virus related to a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The Lancet, Vol. 351, pp. 472-477.
Coulombier, D., & Ekdahl, K. (2005). H5N1 influenza and the implications for Europe, British Medical Journal, Vol. 331, pp. 413-414.
de Jong, M., Thanh, T., Khanh, T., Hien, V., Smith, G., Chau, N., Cam, B., Qui, P., Ha, D., Guan, Y., Peiris, J., Hien, T., & Farrar, J. (2005). Oseltamivir Resistance during Treatment of Influenza A (H5N1) Infection. New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 353, pp. 2667-2672.
Donely, B. (2005, November 8) You can safely keep pet birds and eat chicken, expert says. MedicalNewsToday.com
Fauci, A. (2005). Race against time. Nature, Vol. 435, pp. 423-424.
Fielding, R., Lam, W., Ho, E., Lam, T., Hedley, A., & Leung, G. (2005). Avian influenza risk perception, Hong Kong. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol.11, pp. 677-682.
Fleck, F. (2004) Avian flu virus could evolve into dangerous human pathogen, experts fear. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol. 82, pp. 236-237.
Fleming, D. (2005). Influenza pandemics and avian flu. British Medical Journal, Vol. 331, pp. 1066-1069.
Gani, R., Hughes, H., Fleming, D., Griffin, T., Medlock, J., & Leach, S. (2005). Potential impact of antiviral drug use during influenza pandemic. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 11, pp. 1355-1362.
Guan, Y., Poon, L., Cheung, C. Y., Ellis, T., Lim, W., Lipatov, A., Chan, K., Sturm-Ramirez, K., Cheung, C. L., Yuen, K., Webster, R., & Peiris, J. (2004). H5N1 influenza: A protean pandemic threat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Vol. 101, pp. 8156-8161.
Healy, B. (2005, October 24). Unprepared for bird flu, USNews.com
Li, K., Guan, Y., Wang, J., Smith, G., Xu, K., Duan, L., Rahardjo, A., Puthavathana, P., Buranathai, C., Nguyen, T., Estoepangestie, A., Chaisingh, A., Auewarakul, P., Long, H., Hanh, N., Webby, R., Poon, L., Chen, H., Shortridge, K., Yuen, K., Webster, R., & Peiris, J. (2004). Genesis of a highly pathogenic and potentially pandemic H5N1 influenza virus in eastern Asia. Nature, Vol. 430, pp. 209-213.
Lipatov, A., Govorkova, E., Webby, R., Ozaki, H., Peiris, M., Guan, Y., Poon, L., & Webster, R., (2004). Influenza: Emergence and control. Journal of Virology, Vol. 78, pp. 8951-8959.
Longini, I., Halloran, M., Nizam, A., & Yang, Y. (2004). Containing pandemic influenza with antiviral agents. American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 159, pp. 623-633.
Mills, C., Robins J., Bergstrom, C., & Lipsitch, M. (2006). Pandemic Influenza: Risk of Multiple Introductions and the Need to Prepare for Them. PLoS Medicine, 3(6): e135.
Moscona, A. (2005). Neuraminidase inhibitors for influenza. New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 353, pp. 1363-1373.
Moscona, A. (2005). Oseltamivir Resistance — Disabling Our Influenza Defenses, New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 353, pp. 2633-2636.
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Osterholm, M. (2005, July/August). Preparing for the next pandemic. ForeignAffairs.org
Osterholm, M. (2005). Preparing for the next pandemic. New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 352, pp. 1839-1842.
Sampathkumar, P., & Maki, D. (205). Avian H5N1 Influenza - Are we inching closer to a global pandemic?. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Vol. 80, pp. 1552-1555.
Sandman, P. (2005). The flu pandemic preparedness snowball. PSandman.com
Schünemann, H., et al. (2007). WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines for pharmacological management of sporadic human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, pp. 21-31.
Shortridge, K. (2003). Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Influenza: Virus incursions from Southern China. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 168, pp. 1416-1420.
Shortridge, K., Peiris, J., & Guan, Y. (2003). The next influenza pandemic: Lessons from Hong Kong. Journal of Applied Microbiology, : Vol. 94 (Suppl), pp. 70S-79S.
Subbarao, K., & Katz, J. (2000). Avian influenza viruses infecting humans. Cellular & Molecular Life Sciences, Vol. 57, pp. 1770-1784.
Thorson, A., Petzold, M., Chuc, N., & Ekdahl, K. (2006). Is exposure to sick or dead poultry associated with flulike illness?: a population-based study from a rural area in Vietnam with outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol 166, pp. 119-123.
To, K., Chan, P., Chan, K., Lee, W., Lam, W., Wong, K., Tang, N., Tsang, D., Sung, R., Buckley, T., Tam, J., & Cheng, A. (2001). Pathology of fatal human infection associated with avian influenza A H5N1 virus. Journal of Medical Virology, Vol. 63, pp. 242-246.
Treanor, J., Campbell, J., Zangwill, K., Rowe, T., & Wolff, M. (2006). Safety and Immunogenicity of an Inactivated Subvirion Influenza A (H5N1) Vaccine. New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 354, pp. 1343-1351
Ungchusak, K., Auewarakul, P., Dowell, S., Kitphati, R., Auwanit, W., Puthvathana, P., Uiprasertkul, M., Boonnak, K., Pittaywonganon, C., Cox, N., Zaki, S., Thawatsupha, P., Chittaganpitch, M., Khontong, R., Simmerman, J., & Chunsutthiwat, S. (2005). Probable person-to-person transmission of avian influenza A (H5N1). New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 352, pp. 333-340.
Webby, R., & Webster, R. (2003). Are we ready for pandemic influenza? Science, Vol. 302, pp. 1519-1522.
Webster, R. (2004). Wet markets -- A continuing source of severe acute respiratory syndrome and influenza? The Lancet, Vol. 363, pp. 234-236.
Williams, N. (2006). Bird flu developments stoke fears. Current Biology, Vol. 16, pp. R65-R66.
Writing Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Human Influenza A/H5 (2005). Avian influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 353, pp. 1374-1385.
Yuen, K., Chan, P., Peiris, M., Tsang, D., Que, T., Shortridge, K., Cheung, P., To, W., Ho, E., Sung, R., & Cheng, A. (1998). Clinical features and rapid viral diagnosis of human disease associated with avian influenza A H5N1 virus. The Lancet, Vol. 351, pp. 467-471.