Volume 185, Issue 10 Supplement | The Medical Journal of Australia

Preparing for an influenza pandemic

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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Volume 185 Issue 10 Supplement

Preparing for an influenza pandemic

Editorial Committee

Foreword

Editorial

Clinical scenarios

The Australian response: pandemic influenza preparedness

The influenza viruses

Pandemic influenza: clinical issues

Laboratory diagnosis of human seasonal and pandemic influenza virus infection

Infection control and pandemic influenza

Antivirals in the management of an influenza pandemic

Pandemic vaccines: promises and pitfalls

General practice: professional preparation for a pandemic

Pandemic influenza and critical infrastructure dependencies: possible impact on hospitals

Ethical issues in pandemic planning

Urgent strategic research into influenza to inform health policy and protect the public

Epilogue: Preparing for an influenza pandemic in Australia