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H1N1 Influenza News

• 12 May 2009: Analysis of 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Humans from USAID (PDF) ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 814KB)
• 13 May 2009: A series of articles on Influenza A / H1N1 published in The New England Journal of Medicine (http://h1n1.nejm.org/)
• FAO information on H1N1 response (http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/AH1N1/Background.html)
• From WHO Africa: What the General Public Must Know About Influenza A H1N1 (English, PDF) (http://www.afro.who.int/ddc/influenzaa/guidelines/mes_public_eng.pdf)
• From WHO Africa: What the General Public Must Know About Influenza A H1N1 (Português, PDF) (http://www.afro.who.int/ddc/influenzaa/guidelines/mes_public_pot.pdf)
• From WHO Africa: What the General Public Must Know About Influenza A H1N1 (Français, PDF) (http://www.afro.who.int/ddc/influenzaa/guidelines/mes_public_fr.pdf)

Avian Influenza Recent News, Reports & Articles

• Risk mapping for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Africa (http://www.ilri.org/research/Content.asp?CCID=11&SID=295)
• 02 March 2009: Small-Scale Family Poultry Production: The role of networks in information dissemination to family poultry farmers. (http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=4492732&jid=WPS&volumeId=65&issueId=01&aid=4492728&fulltextType=XX&fileId=S0043933909000099)
• 8 October 2008: Biosecurity for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Issues and Options (http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0359e/i0359e00.htm)
• October 2008: Poultry in the 21st Century: Avian Influenza and Beyond (http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0323e/i0323e00.htm)
• 19 Sep 2008: AU/IBAR through SPINAP-AHI organized a regional technical workshop held 13-15 August (http://www.au-ibar.org/ach_animhealth)
• 6 Aug 2008: Launch of the UN Training Database for Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza (http://www.un-influenza.org)
• 24 July 2008: Report on the Nigeria HPAI outbreak (http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=event_summary&reportid=7217)
• 24 July: Press Release. Avian Influenza Cases Confirmed In Some Parts Of The Country ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 17KB)
• 17 July 2008: Molecular characterization and epidemiology of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Nigeria. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Jul 17:1-8. (http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1951000&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0950268808000988)
• 11 July 2008: Domestic Pigs Have Low Susceptibility to H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses. PLOS Pathogens 4(7). (http://www.plospathogens.org/journals/pathogens/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1000102)
• 10 July 2008: Whatever happened to bird flu? Published in Nature, International Weekly Journal of Science (http://www.nature.com/news/2008/090708/full/news.2008.945.html)

Documents and Articles

• New publication. Improving Village Chicken Production. A Manual for Field Workers and Trainers ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, bytes)
• New publication: Village chickens, poverty alleviation and the sustainable control of Newcastle disease ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 340KB)
• Two new publications from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ( Unknown, 0 bytes)

FAO Inception Workshop, March 26-27, Jinja, Uganda

• AI Socio-Economic Impacts ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 70KB)
• Communication Strategy to Prevent & Control AI in Uganda ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 6.8MB)
• Draft Work Plan to Support the Implementation of the National Plan for Preparedness & Response to HPAI in Uganda ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 48KB)
• Epidemio-Surveillance of Bird Flu ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 6.9MB)
• FAO Animal Production and Health Division ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 366KB)
• FAO Emergency Assistance for Preparedness and Response to AI in Uganda ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 1.1MB)
• FAO Support of National Plan of Action for Response to AI in Uganda ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 2.2MB)
• ILRI AI Project ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 139KB)
• Inception Workshop Programme ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 51KB)
• Opening Remarks by FAO Representative ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 14KB)
• Opening Speech of Minister of State for Animal Industry ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 21KB)
• Role of USAID in HPAI Preparedness & Response in Eastern/Central Africa ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 165KB)
• State of Diagnostics for HPAI in Uganda ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 192KB)
• Support Programme to Integrated National Action Plans for AI (SPINAP-AI) ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 49KB)
• AFFORD Health Marketing Initiative AI Program ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 344KB)

Public Private Partnerships for HPAI Prevention and Mitigation in Africa

• First & Second Quarterly Report (October 1, 2007-March 31, 2008) ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 285KB)

Southern Africa Avian and Human Influenza Partners Meeting, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 6-8, 2008

• AI Presentation by WHO Regional Office for Africa (Southern Africa Reponse) ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 4.1MB)
• AU-IBAR Support Programme for Integrated Action Plan for AI ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 58KB)
• CDC Influenza Surveillance ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 130KB)
• FAO Briefing on AI Surveillance Activities in Southern Africa ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 409KB)
• IFRC AHI Preparedness Activities in Southern Africa ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 176KB)
• OCHA Pandemic Response ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 569KB)
• Overview of AI.COMM ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 330KB)
• Overview of the Regional Health Centre for Southern Africa ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 6.1MB)
• SADC Regional Preparedness and Response Plan ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 98KB)
• UNHCR AI Preparedness and Response in Camp Settings ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 69KB)
• UNICEF Public Awareness and Social Mobilization ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 197KB)
• WFP AI Pandemic Preparedness ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 3.8MB)

East Africa AI Partners Strategic Planning Meeting, March 3-5, 2008, Kampala, Uganda

• AI Presentation by WHO Regional Office for Africa ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 132KB)
• AU-IBAR Presentation ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 58KB)
• FAO ECTAD Unit Regional Animal Health Centre ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 79KB)
• Health Communication Partnership AI Activities in Ethiopia ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 7.2MB)
• Overview of AI.COMM ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 330KB)
• Overview of USAID/Uganda AI Program ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 1.2MB)
• USAID/Ethiopia Preparedness & Response ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 358KB)
• USAID/Tanzania Preparedness & Response ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 223KB)

West Africa AI Partners Meeting, December 4-7, 2007, Bamako, Mali

• CDC: AI Challenges in Cote d’Ivoire ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 101KB)
• CRS AI Programs in Senegal ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 7.9MB)
• CRS Senegal: Next Steps ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 72KB)
• FAO ECTAD Unit Regional Animal Health Centre ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 304KB)
• GTZ Preparedness and Response ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 139KB)
• GTZ Training Efforts ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 358KB)
• OIE and FAO Common Analysis & Lessons Learned ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 3.2MB)
• Overview of AI in Nigeria ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 2.5MB)
• Overview of AI.COMM - Mali ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 244KB)
• Overview of Animal Health Information Management System (AHIMS) ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 2.2MB)
• Overview of FAO ECTAD Regional Unit ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 12.4MB)
• Overview of STOP AI ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 248KB)
• Overview of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 446KB)
• Participatory Approaches to Surveillance in West Africa (PADSA) Project ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 69.9MB)
• Support of AU-IBAR in the Field ( Adobe Acrobat PDF, 111KB)
• UNICEF: HPAI Program for West and Central Africa ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 151KB)
• USAID Ghana Case Study ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 4.5MB)
• USAID Lessons Learned ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 59KB)
• USAID Priority Program Activities and Implementing Partners ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 991KB)
• USAID/West Africa: Challenges and Priorities for West Africa ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 17.0MB)
• West and Central Africa Diagnostic Lab Network ( Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, 6.1MB)