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Flu terms defined — Seasonal flu, avian flu, and pandemic flu are not the same.

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Learn more about the July 8 Webcast on home health care agency planning for an influenza pandemic.

Contracts Awarded for Development of Faster Influenza Diagnostic Tests (June 12)

New Bird Flu Strains (H7) Might have Enhanced Potential to Infect/Spread-Among People (June 10)

Bangladesh Confirms Its First Human Case of H5N1 Avian Influenza (May 28)

Guidance Provided for States to Improve Pandemic Operations Plans (April 21)

Human-to-Human Transmission Likely in Pakistan Outbreak (April 3)

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Nations With Confirmed Cases
H5N1 Avian Influenza

Click to view global map documenting H5N1 Avian influenza outbreaks by country and type [animal (wildlife, poultry, or both) or human]

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- Confirmed Human Cases by Country

[Note: Numbers are confirmed by World Health Organization and may not reflect news or country reports.]
- Confirmed Animal Cases by Country
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H5N1 Timeline (PDF - 160 KB) (WHO)

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Photo showing patients in an influenza ward during the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic

The “Spanish Flu” Influenza Pandemic occurred in three waves in the United States throughout 1918 and 1919. Learn more about the 1918 pandemic, along with the Nation’s health and the medical care system and how they were affected. Also, meet some people who fought the 1918 Influenza in the United States.

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Last revised: June 24, 2008

Avian Flu Watch

Public Comment Period

New
The public is being asked to comment on 3 draft guidances:

Facemasks and Respirators - Use and Purchase by Individuals and Families
Antiviral Drug Use
Antiviral Drug Stockpiling by Employers

More information and Instructions for submitting comments. Comments are due on or before July 3, 2008.

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