Document ID (ISN) | 105809 |
CIS number |
06-1472 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité |
Year |
2006 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Brasseur G. |
Title |
Flu - Preparing for a pandemic |
Original title |
Grippe - Préparer l'épreuve d'une pandémie [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2006, No.661, p.23-32. Illus. 4 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.travail-et-securite.fr/archivests/archivests.nsf/(alldocparref)/ts661page23_1/$file/ts661page23.pdf?openelement [in French]
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Abstract |
Since the emergence of the highly-infectious H5N1 bird flu virus at the end of 2003, 150 million poultry and other birds died or were intentionally eliminated in Asia. Hundreds of thousands or possibly millions of humans were infected, among whom approximately a hundred died. Fortunately, the transmission to humans is rare, but a pandemic remains possible. Contents of this special feature on the precautions to be taken against a possible pandemic: description of the bird flu pandemic threat; types of flu viruses; collective and personal protective measures following suspected contamination on a farm; medical prevention; setting-up an emergency plan; precautions to be taken when handling dead birds. |
Descriptors (primary) |
avian influenza; handling of animals; infection control; France |
Descriptors (secondary) |
legal aspects; responsibilities; zoonoses; viruses |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | France |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Influenza Zoonoses Livestock rearing Bacterial and parasitic diseases Viral diseases (other than aids)
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