Use of Revised International Health Regulations during Influenza A (H1N1) Epidemic, 2009

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Katz, Rebecca
• Description:
  Strong international health agreements and good planning created a structure and common procedure for nations involved in detection and evaluation of the emergence of influenza A (H1N1). This report describes a timeline of events that led to the determination of the epidemic as a public health emergency of international concern, following the agreed-upon procedures of the International Health Regulations. These events illustrate the need for sound international health agreements and should be a call to action for all nations to implement these agreements to the best of their abilities.
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases, Emerging Communication Disease Outbreaks Global Health Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype International Cooperation International Health Regulations Perspective Time Factors

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 15(8):1165-1170.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5K01EH000288-02/EH/NCEH CDC HHS/United States
• Name as Subject:
  World Health Organization. ; World Health Organization.
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cfd2fce6bb5da2e86fd042bc49bb6a585ad473f9a8047f7783299b56a37c6604
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17569/cdc_17569_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 400.96 KB ]