Avian Influenza - Medical & Public Health Professionals

For information on seasonal influenza, go to Seasonal Influenza Information for Medical and Public Health Professionals.

For information on pandemic influenza, go to Pandemic Influenza Information for Medical and Public Health Professionals.

For information on variant (swine-origin) influenza viruses, go to Variant Influenza Viruses Information for Medical and Public Health Professionals.

Websites

• Avian Influenza (CDC)
• Avian Influenza (CIDRAP)
• Avian influenza (WHO)

Epidemiology

• Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus (CDC)
• Number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported (WHO)
• Avian Influenza in Humans (WHO)

General Information

• Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus (CDC)
• Avian influenza A (H7N9) Virus (WHO)
• Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus (CDC)
• Transmission of Avian Influenza A Viruses Between Animals and People (CDC)
• Influenza (CFSPH)
• Avian Influenza (CFSPH)
• Avian Influenza Related Resources (CDC)

Clinical Evaluation and Management

• Avian Influenza: Information for Health Professionals and Laboratorians (CDC)
• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Implications for Human Disease (CIDRAP)

Laboratory Testing

• Avian Influenza: Information for Health Professionals and Laboratorians (CDC)
• Avian Influenza H5N1 (DHSS)

Infection Control

• Interim Guidance for Infection Control Within Healthcare Settings When Caring for Confirmed Cases, Probable Cases, and Cases Under Investigation for Infection with Novel Influenza A Viruses Associated with Severe Disease (CDC)
• Avian Flu (OSHA)
• To what internal temperature should I cook poultry? (USDA)

Public Health Response (see also Infection Control)

• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Implications for Human Disease (CIDRAP/IDSA)

Travelers' Information

• Travel Health Notices (CDC)

Avian Influenza in Animals

• Avian Influenza: Agricultural and Wildlife Considerations (CIDRAP)
• Avian Influenza – Bird Flu (USDA)
• Avian Influenza (USGS)
• Avian Influenza (CIDRAP)