Bureau of Communicable Disease

H5N1 Avian Influenza
Information for Providers

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Guidance for Providers on the Management of Suspected H5N1 Cases

• • City Health Information: Avian and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for Primary Care Providers (July/August 2007)
• • When Should I Suspect Avian H5N1 Influenza and How Do I Report it?
• • Clinical Guidelines: Caring for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Avian H5N1 Influenza
• • Infection Control Precautions and Guidance for Contacts
• • What Specimens Should Be Collected for Testing?
• • Virus Detection Laboratory Submission Form (Word)

Guidance Against Personal Stockpiling of Antivirals:

• • Guidance Against Personal Stockpiling of Antivirals

Educational Materials and Posters for Patients and Providers:

• • Cover Your Cough materials
• • STOP Triage poster
  Other languages: [ 中文 ] [ Español ]
• • Nasopharyngeal specimen poster

Useful links:

• • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/index.htm
• • Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (University of Minnesota)
  http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/
  influenza/avianflu/index.html
• • World Health Organization
  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/
  en/index.html
• • World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
  http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm