Avian Influenza

• Michigan's Emerging Diseases Avian Influenza web page
  • Michigan's Preparation and Response to Avian Influenza (April, 2006)
• Avian Influenza Video Vignette 
• Avian influenza fact sheets
  • Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) avian flu fact sheet
  • Avian Influenza Informational Brochure 
  • Key facts about avian influenza (bird flu) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    • La Gripe Aviar (CDC fact sheets en Español)
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • World Health Organization (WHO) avian influenza fact sheet
• Frequently asked questions (FAQ's) about avian influenza
  • Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) FAQ's
  • Questions and Answers about avian influenza (bird flu) from CDC
• List of Countries with Confirmed Cases of Avian Influenza A/H5N1 (April 2010) 

• H7N9 Avian Influenza - Human Cases in China
  • CDC H7N9 Avian Influenza main website (including updates and guidance documents)
  • How to report and test suspect cases in Michigan (April 5, 2013)
  • CDC Healthcare Advisory - Guidance on H7N9 Cases (April 5, 2013) 
• WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND A DEAD BIRD
• Avian influenza activity (surveillance)
  • Maps of Confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) in Humans, Wild Birds, and Poultry since 2003 (Feb 2009) 
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
  • World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center
• Food Safety
• USDA and CDC embargo of birds from specified countries
  • Protecting U.S. Agriculture: Imports of Legal Birds and Bird Products 

• Health care professionals
  • MDCH Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Testing Guidelines for Physicians (November 25 2008)
  • MDCH Reporting and Laboratory Guidelines for Avian Influenza A (H5N1) (December 1, 2008)
  • CDC Updated Interim Guidance for Laboratory Testing of Persons with Suspected Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in the United States (February 20, 2009)
  • CDC Interim Guidance for Follow-up of Contacts of Persons with Suspected Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in the United States (February 20, 2009)
  • WHO recommendations for Avian Influenza H5N1 infection control in healthcare settings
  • Interim recommendations for infection control (CDC)
  • Travel Clinics (September 20, 2006)
  • Avian influenza: resources for health professionals (CDC)
• Clinical laboratories
  • MDCH Reporting and Laboratory Guidelines for Avian Influenza A (H5N1) (December 1, 2008)
  • MDCH Bureau of Laboratories web page
  • CDC Updated Interim Guidance for Laboratory Testing of Persons with Suspected Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in the United States (February 20, 2009)
  • Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines
    • These guidelines have been developed for Michigan laboratories handling and processing specimens associated with influenza
  • MDCH influenza A (H5) PCR information
  • MDCH Avian/Novel Influenza Algorithm (August 5, 2006) 
• Schools
  • Responding to Public Health Issues at School 
  • Hand Hygiene 
• Poultry industry
  • Webcast symposium on avian influenza for state health departments and poultry industry (CDC)
  • USDA APHIS National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Avian Influenza: Protecting Workers from Exposure
  • U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Guidance for Protecting Employees Against Avian Flu (updated November, 2006)
• People involved in poultry disease control activities
• Employee Health and Safety for Avian Influenza Surveillance and Control Activities in Wild Bird Populations (Department of the Interior)
• Persons with possible exposure
• Travelers
• U.S. citizens living abroad
• Hobby and backyard poultry flock owners
• Hunters

• Emerging Infectious Diseases: Avian Influenza
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) avian influenza page
• World Health Organization (WHO) avian influenza page
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Avian Influenza News Updates from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota (CIDRAP)
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