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Last reviewed Aug 1, 2011
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Recent Additions
CDC. FAQ: Could a sick restaurant or retail worker, or other food handler, transmit 2009 H1N1 flu virus to customers in a restaurant, supermarket, or other food-service venue? FLU.gov 2009. [Full text]
CDC. FAQ: Should food employees with the flu, or those who have family members who have the flu, be permitted to work. FLU.gov 2009. [Full text]
Schoch-Spana M, Bouri N, Rambhia KJ, et al. Stigma, health disparities, and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: how to protect Latino farmworkers in future health emergencies. Biosecur Bioterror 2010 Sep 8;8(3):243-54 [Abstract]
Articles from Weekly Briefing/Osterholm Briefing
Will a pandemic break the food supply chain?
Silence complicates efforts to gauge readiness of food industry
Large, influential food companies demonstrate how not to share pandemic plans.
Will your workforce go hungry during a pandemic?
What does food industry preparedness mean for you? Plenty
If workers can't get access to food during a pandemic, how can they be expected to be available and willing to work?
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Resources from Others
Overviews
Alex Lee, Inc. An analysis of the potential impact of the H5N1 avian flu virus. Template for business planning from food-industry perspective [Full text – PDF]
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association. Flu pandemic preparedness planning. Sep 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Chunsuttiwat S. Response to avian influenza and preparedness for pandemic influenza: Thailand's experience. Respirology 2008 Mar;13(s1):S36-40 [Abstract]
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]
FAO. Understanding avian influenza. Overview released Apr 7, 2008 [Full text]
Food Marketing Institute. Avian influenza and pandemic preparedness: a planning resource for the grocery industry. Mar 2006 [Full text - PDF]
International Association for Food Protection. Perspectives on avian influenza risk management for food safety professionals. Nov 21, 2005 [Full text - PDF]
Institute of Food Science & Technology. Avian influenza and food. Mar 9, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
OIE (World Organization for Animal Health). Updates on avian influenza (H5) in animals. Official reports. Updated frequently [Web page]
University of Georgia Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study. Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 and wild birds. Apr 12, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension. What small flock owners in Maine need to know about avian influenza. Aug, 13, 2006 [Full text]
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. Avian influenza (overview of the disease) [Full text]
USGS (US Geological Survey). List of species affected by H5N1 (avian influenza). Updated frequently [Web page]
World Health Organization Western Pacific Region. Stop the spread: measures to stop the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu at its source. [Full text – PDF]
WHO. Avian influenza ("bird flu"): fact sheet. Jan 2006 [Full text]
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Guidelines
CRS (Congressional Research Service). Potential farm sector effects of 2009 H1N1 'swine flu': questions and answers. Posted Jun 17, 2009 (but dated May 20) [Full text]
DHS. National Infrastructure Protection Program sector-specific plans: US critical infrastructure sectors formalize risk-reduction roadmaps. Fact sheet and text of speech by DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff (actual plans available by request; see fact sheet). Released May 21, 2007 [Fact sheet and speech]
EPA. Disposal of domestic birds infected by avian influenza: an overview of considerations and options. Aug 11, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). Avian influenza control and eradication. Mar 2006 [Full text - PDF]
FAO. Preparing for highly pathogenic avian influenza. 2006 [Full text - PDF]
FAO. A global strategy for the progressive control of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Nov 2005 [Full text - PDF]
FAO. Guiding principles for highly pathogenic avian influenza surveillance and diagnostic network in Asia. Jul 2004 [Full text - PDF]
FAO. Emergency regional support for post-avian influenza rehabilitation. Feb 2005 [Full text - PDF]
FAO. Enhancing control of highly pathogenic avian influenza in developing countries through compensation: issues and good practice. Nov 27, 2006 [Full text -PDF]
Florida Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services. Pandemic influenza: agriculture planning toolkit. Released Apr 28, 2008 [Full text - PDF]
International Foodservice Distributors Association. Planning for a human flu pandemic: emergency response guidelines for foodservice distributors [Full text - PDF]
International Food Safety Authorities Network. Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks in poultry and in humans: food safety implications. Nov 7, 2005 [Full text - PDF]
International Food Safety Authorities Network. Successful strategies in controlling avian influenza. Aug 14, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health). Protecting poultry workers from avian influenza (bird flu). Released Apr 8, 2008 [Full text]
OIE (World Organization for Animal Health). Avian influenza In: Manual of diagnostic tests and vaccines for terrestrial animals 2009. Chap 2.3.4. Aug 2009 [Full text - PDF]
USDA. Summary of the National highly pathogenic avian influenza response plan. Aug 2006 [Full text - PDF]
World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia. Public health interventions for prevention and control of avian influenza: a manual for improving biosecurity in the food supply chain: focusing on live animal markets. Mar 2006 [Full text - PDF]
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Selected Reading
CDC. FAQ: Could a sick restaurant or retail worker, or other food handler, transmit 2009 H1N1 flu virus to customers in a restaurant, supermarket, or other food-service venue? FLU.gov 2009. [Full text]
CDC. FAQ: Should food employees with the flu, or those who have family members who have the flu, be permitted to work. FLU.gov 2009. [Full text]
Congressional Research Service. U.S. and international responses to the global spread of avian flu: issues for Congress. May 1, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Gerberding JL. Pandemic preparedness: pigs, poultry, and people versus plans, products, and practice. J Infect Dis 2006 Nov 1;194(suppl 2):S77-81 [Abstract]
Gray GC, Baker WS. The importance of including swine and poultry workers in influenza vaccination programs. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2007 Dec;82(6):638-41 [Abstract]
Isbarn I, Bucknow R, Himmelreich A, et al. Inactivation of avian influenza virus by heat and high hydrostatic pressure. J Food Prot 2007 Mar;70(3):667-73 [Abstract]
Marangon S, Cecchinato M, Capua I. Use of vaccination in avian influenza control and eradication. Zoonoses Public Health 2008 Feb;55(1):65-72 [Abstract]
Nusbaum KE, Rollin BE, Wohl JS. The veterinary profession's duty of care in responding to disasters and food animal emergencies. JAVMA 2007 Jul;231(2):200-202 [Abstract]
Ortiz JR, Katz MA, Mahmoud MN, et al. Lack of evidence of avian-to-human transmission of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus among poultry workers, Kano, Nigeria, 2006. J Infect Dis 2007 Dec 1;196(11):1685-91 [Full text]
Peck H. Resilience in the food chain: A study of business continuity management in the food and drink industry. Jul 2006 [Full text - Word]
Schoch-Spana M, Bouri N, Rambhia KJ, et al. Stigma, health disparities, and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: how to protect Latino farmworkers in future health emergencies. Biosecur Bioterror 2010 Sep 8;8(3):243-54 [Abstract]
Suder G, Inthavong S. New health risks and sociocultural contexts: bird flu impacts on consumers and poultry businesses in Lao PDR. Risk Analysis 2008 Feb;28(1):1-12 [Abstract]
Thomas C, Swayne DE. Thermal inactivation of H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus in naturally infected chicken meat. J Food Prot 2007 Mar;70(3):674-80 [Abstract]
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More Links
Iowa State University Center for Food Security and Public Health: Avian Influenza [Web page]
DEFRA (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK): Avian Flu [Web page]
GRAIN: Bird Flu [Web page]
National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, and Egg Safety Center: Avian Influenza Info: Keeping our poultry flocks and food supply safe [Web page]
OFFLU (OIE/FAO Network of Expertise on Avian Influenza) [Web page]
USDA Veterinary Services: Biosecurity for the birds—Avian Influenza [Web page]
USGS National Wildlife Health Center: Avian Influenza [Web page]
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