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Cabinet Office (UK). A strong Britain in an age of uncertainty: the national security strategy. Oct 18, 2010 [Full text - PDF]
Martin R, Conseil A, Longstaff A, et al. Pandemic influenza control in Europe and the constraints resulting from incoherent public health laws. BMC Public Health 2010 Sep 3;10:532 [Full text]
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Australia
Australian Department of Health and Ageing. National pandemic influenza exercise: Exercise Cumpston 06 report. Released Jun 7, 2007 [Full text]
Council of Australian Governments: Working Group on Influenza Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness. Pandemic planning in the workplace. May 2009 [Full text – PDF]
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Australia. Business continuity guide for Australian business. Mar 1, 2008 [Full text]
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Canada
CSA Standards. Voices from the H1N1 influenza pandemic front lines: a white paper about how Canada could do better next time. Jun 8, 2010. Report from Dec 15, 2009, CSA Standards roundtable on healthcare and emergency service sector pandemic preparedness. [Full text – PDF]
Ministry of Health (British Columbia). Managing pandemic influenza: a guide for B.C. industry and commerce. Feb 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Pandemic planning tool kit. Released. Jan 9, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
PHAC (Public Health Agency of Canada). Canadian forum on implementation of the antiviral strategy for pandemic influenza: proceedings report. Oct 2007 [Full text]
PHAC (Public Health Agency of Canada). The Canadian pandemic influenza plan for the health sector. Updated Sep 5, 2008 [Full text]
PHAC (Public Health Agency of Canada). Provincial/Territorial information (plans) [Full text]
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EU
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). ECDC interim risk assessment: influenza A(H1N1) 2009 pandemic. Document released July 20, 2009 [Full text]
ECDC. Highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1--update and overview of 2006. Eurosurveillance Weekly 2006 Dec 21;11(12):E061221.1 [Full text]
ECDC. 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic. Dec 2009 [Full text – PDF]
ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control). Likely evolution of the epidemics/pandemic of a new A(H1N1) influenza. ECDC module, published May 11, updated periodically [PPT]
ECDC. Likely scenarios for influenza in 2010 and the 2010/2011 influenza season in Europe and the consequent work priorities. Stockholm Oct 28, 2010 [Full text – PDF]
ECDC. Pandemic phase level 4: human cases of the novel influenza A/H1N1 strain confirmed in Scotland and Spain. Eurosurveill 2009 Apr 30;14(17):pi=19185 [Full text]
ECDC. Planning assumptions for the first wave of pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 in Europe. Jul 28, 2009 [Full text]
ECDC. Technical report: Expert advisory groups on human H5N1 vaccines: public health and operational questions. Released Sep 20, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
ECDC. Technical report: Expert advisory groups on human H5N1 vaccines: scientific questions. Released Sep 20, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
ECDC. Technical report: pandemic influenza preparedness in the EU. Released Feb 22, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
ECDC. Revised pandemic 2009 planning assumptions for Europe. Sep 16, 2009 [Full text]
ECDC Technical Emergency Team. Initial epidemiological findings in the European Union following the declaration of pandemic alert level 5 due to influenza A (H1N1). (Rapid communications) Eurosurveill 2009 May 7;14(18):pi=19204 [Full text]
ECDC Working Group on Influenza A(H1N1)V. Preliminary analysis of influenza A(H1N1)V individual and aggregated case reports from EU and EFTA countries. (Rapid communications) Eurosurveill 2009 Jun 11;14(23):pii=19238 [Full text]
European Commission. Influenza and how the EU should respond to a pandemic. Press release, Mar 31, 2004 [Full text]
European Commission. Timeline of actions by the EC on avian influenza and human flu pandemic preparedness. Aug 25, 2005 [Full text]
Martin R, Conseil A, Longstaff A, et al. Pandemic influenza control in Europe and the constraints resulting from incoherent public health laws. BMC Public Health 2010 Sep 3;10:532 [Full text]
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New Zealand
Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand. Business continuity planning guide. Dec, 2009 [Full text - PDF]
Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand. Information kit for infrastructure providers [Full text]
National Ethics Advisory Committee (New Zealand, Ministry of Health). Ethical values for planning for and responding to a pandemic in New Zealand: A statement for discussion. Jul 2006 [Full text - PDF]
National Ethics Advisory Committee (New Zealand, Ministry of Health). Getting through together: ethical values for a pandemic. Jul 5, 2007 [Full text]
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United Kingdom (UK)
British Medical Association, Royal College of General Practitioners. Preparing for pandemic influenza: guidance for GP practices. Released Jan 7, 2009 [Full text - PDF]
Cabinet Office (UK). A strong Britain in an age of uncertainty: the national security strategy. Oct 18, 2010 [Full text - PDF]
Cabinet Office (UK). National risk register. Aug 8, 2008 [Full text - PDF]
Cabinet Office: Civil Contingencies Secretariat (UK). Preparing for pandemic influenza: guidance to local planners. Dec 12, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Cabinet Office: Civil Contingencies Secretariat (UK). Preparing for pandemic influenza: supplementary guidance for Local Resilience Forum planners. May 5, 2008 [Full text – PDF]
DEFRA (UK Dept for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza in Suffolk in January 2007: A Report of the Epidemiological Findings by the National Emergency Epidemiology Group, Defra. Released Apr 19, 2007 [Full text]
DEFRA (UK Dept for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).
H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak, Holton, Suffolk, February 2007: lessons to be learned report. Released Oct 11, 2007 (but dated Aug 3) [Full text - PDF]
Department of Health (UK). Exercise Winter Willow: lessons identified. Aug 30, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Department of Health (UK). National framework and supporting guidance. Sep 22, 2009 [Full text]
Department of Health (UK). Pandemic flu: a national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic. Nov 22, 2007 [Full text]
Department of Health (UK). Pandemic influenza: guidance on preparing acute hospitals in England. Nov 22, 2007 [Full text]
Department of Health (UK). Pandemic influenza: guidance for ambulance services and their staff in England. Nov 22, 2007 [Full text]
Department of Health (UK). Pandemic influenza: guidance on meeting the needs of those who are or may become vulnerable during the pandemic. Aug 5, 2009 [Full text]
Department of Health (UK). Pandemic influenza: guidance on preparing mental health services in England. Jul 2, 2008 [Full text]
Department of Health (UK). Pandemic influenza: guidance for primary care trusts and primary care professionals on the provision of healthcare in a community setting in England. Nov 22, 2007 [Full text]
Department of Health (UK). Pandemic influenza: supplementary information for third sector organizations. May 12, 2009[Full text]
Department of Health (UK). Pandemic influenza: surge capacity and prioritisation in health services (draft for comment). Sep 4, 2008 [Full text - PDF]
Department of Health (UK). An operational and strategic framework: planning for pandemic influenza in adult social care. Nov 22, 2007 [Full text]
Department of Health (UK). Responding to pandemic influenza: the ethical framework for policy and planning. Nov 22, 2007 [Full text]
Department of Health & Children (Ireland). Influenza Pandemic Preparedness in Ireland Joint Assessment Report 2007. Released Nov 26 [Full text]
Department of Health/Health Protection Agency (UK). Pandemic flu guidance for businesses: risk assessment in the occupational setting. Mar 27, 2009 [Link to full report]
Greater London Authority. Swine flu: the London response. Report from the London Assembly Health and Public Services Committee. June 2010. [Full text – PDF]
Health Protection Agency and Health Protection Scotland New Influenza A(H1N1) Investigation Teams. Epidemiology of new influenza A(H1N1) in the United Kingdom, April-May 2009. Eurosurveill 2009 May 14;14(19):pi=19213 [Full text]
HPA (Health Protection Agency), HPAS (Health Protection Agency Scotland), NPHSW (National Public Health Service for Wales), et al. Epidemiology of new influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, United Kingdom, April - June 2009. (Rapid communications) Eurosurveill 2009 Jun 4;14(22):pi=19232 [Full text]
Home Office (UK). Planning for a possible influenza pandemic: a framework for planners preparing to manage deaths. Aug 30, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
House of Lords, Select Committee on Intergovernmental Organization. Disease know no frontiers: how effective are intergovernmental organizations in controlling their spread? Jul 21, 2008 [Full text - PDF]
London Resilience Partnership. London regional resilience flu pandemic response plan. [Full text]
UK Financial Sector. Market Wide Exercise 2006 Report Executive summary of pandemic influenza exercise. Jan 4, 2007 [Full Text - PDF]
UK Financial Sector. Market Wide Exercise 2006: planning resources, exercise material and exercise report. Jul 2008 [Full text]
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