eMJA: Supplement 20 November 2006 - Preparing for an influenza pandemic

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Supplement — Preparing for an influenza pandemic

20 November 2006

Foreword
Tony Abbott — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S29.

Editorial
Peter C Doherty — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S31.

Clinical scenarios
Moira McKinnon — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S32-S34.

The Australian response: pandemic influenza preparedness
John S Horvath, Moira McKinnon and Leslee Roberts — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S35-S38.

The influenza viruses
Alan W Hampson and John S Mackenzie — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S39-S43.

Pandemic influenza: clinical issues
Mark Boyd, Kate Clezy, Richard Lindley and Rod Pearce — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S44-S47.

Laboratory diagnosis of human seasonal and pandemic influenza virus infection
Dominic E Dwyer, David W Smith, Michael G Catton and Ian G Barr — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S48-S53.

Infection control and pandemic influenza
Peter J Collignon and John A Carnie — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S54-S57.

Antivirals in the management of an influenza pandemic
Mary Ellen Harrod, Sean Emery and Dominic E Dwyer — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S58-S61.

Pandemic vaccines: promises and pitfalls
Robert Booy, Lorena E Brown, Gary S Grohmann and C Raina MacIntyre — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S62-S65.

General practice: professional preparation for a pandemic
Nick Collins, John Litt, Michael Moore, Tania Winzenberg and Kelly Shaw — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S66-S69.

Pandemic influenza and critical infrastructure dependencies: possible impact on hospitals
Ralf L Itzwerth, C Raina MacIntyre, Smita Shah and Aileen J Plant — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S70-S72.

Ethical issues in pandemic planning
Adrienne Torda — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S73-S76.

Urgent strategic research into influenza to inform health policy and protect the public
Tania C Sorrell and Carey Lonsdale — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S77-S79.

Epilogue: Preparing for an influenza pandemic in Australia
Sean Emery, Dominic E Dwyer and Moira McKinnon — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10 Suppl): S80.

Editorial Committee

Dominic E Dwyer
Medical Virologist
Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services
Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research
Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW

Sean Emery
Head, Therapeutic and Vaccine Research Program
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Moira McKinnon
Senior Medical Officer
Department of Health and Ageing
Canberra, ACT

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