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Información general

Para familias (en inglés)

• Preparing For Pandemic Influenza — What You Can Do
  Learn steps that communities, businesses, and individuals can take to prepare for pandemic flu.
• Individuals & Families Checklist and Planning Guide [En Espanol]
  Get a planning checklist, fill-in sheets for family health information and emergency contact information, and an 18-page planning guide.
• Questions and Answers On Avian Influenza ("Bird Flu") and Food Safety (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
  Find answers to questions about food safety and risk of infection from infected poultry.
• Interim Guidance about Avian Influenza A (H5N1) for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Receive guidance on travel, food preparation, and what to do if you have been exposed to avian influenza.
• Advice for People Living in Areas Affected by Bird Flu or Avian Influenza (PDF) (60.1KB) (World Health Organization)
  Understand how to limit the spread of bird flu or avian influenza.
• Questions and Answers about using Personal Protective Equipment during Influenza Outbreaks, including Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
  Find answers to questions about personal protective equipment and how it can prevent the spread of infection.

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Para viajeros (en inglés)

• Travelers Health: Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Familiarize yourself with guidance on travel to infected areas
• Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad (U.S. Department of State)
  Discover what to do in case you become ill in a foreign country [NOTE: This page is not about pandemic or avian flu but the content could be relevant to pandemic and avian]

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Para trabajadores (en inglés)

• Protect Poultry, Protect People: Basic Advice for Stopping the Spread of Avian Flu (PDF) (71KB) (Food and Agriculture Organization)
  Sets out some practices for people to help reduce the risk of disease in animals and humans.
• Interim Guidance for Protection of Persons Involved in U.S. Avian Influenza Outbreak Disease Control and Eradication Activities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Read guidance for people involved in activities that could result in exposure to avian influenza-infected poultry, including flock culling, carcass disposal, and cleaning and disinfection of premises affected by avian influenza.
• Guidance for Protecting Workers Against Avian Flu (PDF) (1.33MB) (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
  Learn how employers can protect workers who might expose them to avian flu can protect themselves from infection.
• Avian Influenza: Protecting Poultry Workers at Risk (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
  Discover how employers can provide a safe environment for their poultry workers.
• Disposal of Domestic Birds Infected by Avian Influenza - An Overview of Considerations and Options (PDF) (460KB) (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
  This document outlines critical factors in the avian influenza disposal process and includes a variety of both on- and off-site disposal/treatment options, information on cleaning and disinfecting disposal equipment, guidance on transporting infected materials for disposal, and contact information for local and state environmental, agricultural, health, and emergency response organizations.
• Interim Guidelines for the Protection of Persons Handling Wild Birds with Reference to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 (USGS National Wildlife Health Center)
  Find how to reduce the risk of infection if you have to handle wild birds.

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Para comunidades (en inglés)

• Quarantine Executive Order Amendment (E.O. 13295) (The White House)
  Read the President's Executive Order relating to certain influenza viruses and quarantinable communicable diseases.
• Questions and Answers on the Executive Order Adding Potentially Pandemic Influenza Viruses to the List of Quarantinable Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Understand what the President's Executive Order says through a series of questions and answers.
• History of Quarantine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Learn about the history of quarantine in the United States, and how yellow fever and cholera epidemics prompted Federal legislation that began the shift of quarantine responsibilities from local and state governments to the federal government.
• Legal Authorities for Control of Communicable Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  U. S. Federal Laws for Control of Communicable Diseases

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Para profesionales de la salud (en inglés)

• Interim Guidance on Planning for the Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators in Health Care Settings during an Influenza Pandemic
  Provides background information on influenza transmission, pathogenesis, and control. Gives recommendations on kinds of mask and respirators, as well as their proper use.
• Interim Guidance on Planning for the Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators in Health Care Settings during an Influenza Pandemic
  Provides background information on influenza transmission, pathogenesis, and control. Gives recommendations on kinds of mask and respirators, as well as their proper use.
• Resources for Health Professionals: Avian Influenza (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Access resources for health professionals, including training, infection control in healthcare facilities, vaccination, treatment, and health education for patients.
• Checklists & Guidelines for Health Care Pandemic Planning
  Get planning checklists and guidelines for home care services, medical offices, clinics and other facilities.
• Transcript of Webcast Symposium on Avian Influenza for State Health Departments and Poultry Industry (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Read the transcript of a November 2004 symposium on avian influenza topics: public health impact of avian influenza, worker health and safety, food safety, and biosecurity on the farm.
• Respiratory Infectious Disease Information (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
  Review emergency plans for Veterans Health Affairs facilities.
• Questions and Answers about using Personal Protective Equipment during Influenza Outbreaks, including Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
  Find answers to questions about personal protective equipment and how it can prevent the spread of infection.
• WHO Interim Infection Control Guideline for Health Care Facilities (PDF) (521KB) (World Health Organization)
  The WHO has provided infection control guidance for health care workers in health care facilities who evaluate or provide care for patients with suspected or confirmed avian influenza infection, including H5N1.
• Information for Shipping International Diagnostic Specimens (Food and Agriculture Organization)
  Learn the requirements to correctly ship international specimens.
• Pandemic Flu Planning Guidance for MRC Units (Medical Reserve Corps)
  Read about the Pandemic Influenza Planning Guidance for Medical Reserve Corps Units that will be used to identify specific activities MRC units can do now to prepare for a Pandemic.

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Para cazadores (en inglés)

• What Hunters Should Know About Avian Influenza (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
  Learn about the safe preparation and cooking of game animals and the susceptibility of other animals to avian influenza.
• Avian Influenza (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)
  Read a fact sheet prepared for hunters by the State of Washington.

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Contactos estatales (en inglés)

• Contact Information for State Departments of Agriculture, Wildlife, and Public Health
  Find information on how to contact the departments in your state, by mail and by phone. When available, fax numbers and Web addresses are also provided.

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