Overview

• Agent
• Laboratory Testing for Pandemic Influenza
• General Considerations
• Historical Perspective
• Pandemics of the 20th Century
• Lessons From Past Pandemics
• The Pandemic Severity Index
• Swine Influenza H1N1 and Avian Influenza H5N1
• Vaccine Development
• Use of Antiviral Agents
• Community Mitigation Strategies
• Pandemic Preparedness Planning
• Hospital Pandemic Preparedness Planning
• Infection Control Considerations
• Bibliography