Pandemic influenza: risk of multiple introductions and the need to prepare for them.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 17214503.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1370924.
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Abstract
Containing an emerging influenza H5N1 pandemic in its earliest stages may be feasible, but containing multiple introductions of a pandemic-capable strain would be more difficult. Mills and colleagues argue that multiple introductions are likely, especially if risk of a pandemic is high.
Medical subject headings
- Disease Outbreaks
- Global Health
- Influenza, Human