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Journal

Databases

Influenza Pandemic Plan

1918 influenza pandemic

Books on 1918 pandemic

Websites in Singapore

Websites in Western Pacific Region

Websites in America

Websites in Europe

Websites International

Other Resources

Weblogs and Directories

Software



Location & Collection codes


Information Sources on   AVIAN INFLUENZA (BIRD FLU)
  

         

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Location & Collection Codes (Check LINC for availability of materials)

Library codes

CL  Central Library

MD/SC  Medical / Science Library

SC  Science Library


Books
Subject search in LINC for more books Avian influenza  /   Influenza  /  
                                                                          Respiratory organs diseases  
/   Respiratory Infections  /
                                                                         
Keyword search in LINC for theses Avian
Campbell, Terry W.
Avian hematology and cytology
Ames : Iowa State University Press, 1995.
S109396  MD/SC Closed Stacks
Cohen, Jonathan.
Infectious diseases
St. Louis, Mo. : London : Mosby, c2004.
RC111 Inf 2004   MD/SC Books
Ferri, Fed F.
Ferri's clinical advisor : instant diagnosis and treatment
St. Louis : Mosby, c2006.
View the electronic version (full-text)  (restricted to NUS staff and students)
Goodman, Leon
Aviculturist's handbook : the management and treatment of diseases, disorders and ailments
Cape Town : Juta and Co., Ltd., 1980.
SF994 Goo  SC Reference 5
Greger, Michael.
Bird flu : a virus of our own hatching
New York, NY : Lantern Books, c2006.
RA644 Inf.Gr 2006  MD/SC Books
Henry, John Bernard.
Clinical diagnosis and management by laboratory methods
Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, c2001.
RB37 Hen*C   MD/SC Books
Jordan, F.T.W.
Poultry diseases
London : W.B. Saunders, 1996.
SF955 Pol  MD/SC Books
Murray, John F.
Textbook of respiratory medicine
Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, 2005.
View the electronic version (full-text)  (restricted to NUS staff and students)
Nicholson, Karl G.
Textbook of influenza
Oxford : Blackwell Science, c1998.
RC150 Tex  MD/SC Books
Petrak, Margaret L.
Diseases of cage and aviary birds
Philadelphia : Lea & Febiger, 1982.
S109398  MD/SC Closed Stacks
Rupley, Agnes E.
Manual of avian practice
Philadelphia : Saunders, c1997.
SF994 Rup  MD/SC Books
World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific. Regional publications and documents on avian influenza. Available at: http://www.wpro.who.int/health_topics/avian_influenza/publications.htm


Journals

Keywords search in LINC and limit by journals Respiratory and avian

Avian diseases
American Association of Avian Pathologists. v16 (1972)-
 
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A.
World Veterinary Poultry Association. v28 (1999)-
 
Emerging infectious diseases
National Center for Infectious Diseases. 1995-
 
Seminars in avian and exotic pet medicine
W.B. Saunders Co.  v12 (2003)-
 
Weekly epidemiological records
World Health Organization. v28 (1953)-

Databases

Search PUBMED for articles' citations using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):   Avian influenza  Influenza A Virus, Avian      Hemagglutinin, avian influenza A virus  /  Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)

Search ClinicalTrials.gov by US NIH:  Avian

Search AGRICOLA by US National Agricultural Library:  Avian influenza

Search Hong Kong University Theses Online:  Avian influenza

Search Lexis.com (restricted to NUS Staff and Students):  Avian influenza

Search UpToDate (restricted to NUS Staff and Students) Avian

Search WHO Global Health Atlas

Search Influenza Virus Resource by US NCBI


Influenza Pandemic Plan
 
Ministry of Health Singapore
 
Pandemic influenza preparedness planning : report on a joint WHO/European Commission Workshop, Luxembourg, 2-3 March 2005
 
UK Health Departments' influenza pandemic contingency plan
 
US HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan
 
Influenza Pandemic Plan. The role of WHO and guidelines for National and Regional planning.
 
WHO global influenza preparedness plan : the role of WHO and recommendations for national measures before and during pandemics
 
World Health Organization Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Checklist
 
List of National Pandemic Plans by WHO
 

1918 influenza pandemic

 
From Nature magazine. This site features information about an October 2005 report that scientists in the U.S. reconstructed the 1918 flu virus. Includes links to related articles. Available at: http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/1918flu/index.html
 
Based on the 1998 PBS American Experience program. This site explores the influenza epidemic that killed more than 600,000 Americans and between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. Available at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/
 

Books on 1918 pandemic

 
Andrewes, C. H . (Christopher Howard)
In pursuit of the common cold
London , Heinemann Medical, 1973.
RF361 And  CL Closed Stacks
 
Beveridge, W. I. B . (William Ian Beardmore)
Influenza : the last great plague : an unfinished story of discovery
New York : Prodist, 1977.
RC150 Bev  CL Closed Stacks
 
Crosby, Alfred W.
America's forgotten pandemic : the influenza of 1918
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2003.
RA644 Inf.Cr 2003  MD/SC Books
 
Davies, Pete
Catching cold : the hunt for a killer virus
London : Penguin, 2001.
RC150 Dav 2001  MD/SC General Reading
 
Kolata, Gina Bari
Flu : the story of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and the search for the virus that caused it
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999.
RC150.4 Kol  CL RBR
 
Phillips, H.
The Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918-19 : new perspectives
New York : Routledge, 2003.
RC150.4 Spa 2003  CL Books
 


Websites In Singapore:

 
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore. Avian influenza (Bird flu) page. Available at http://www.ava.gov.sg/NewsEvents/HotTopics/BirdFlu/index.htm
 
Ministry of Health Singapore. Introduction to avian influenza page. Available at: http://www.moh.gov.sg/mohcorp/diseases.aspx?id=414.
 
National University of Singapore. Information on Bird Flu. Available at: http://www.nus.edu.sg/birdflu/
 
Singapore Government Bird Flu Website. Available at: Available at: http://www.birdflu.gov.sg/.
 
Singapore Statues Online. Infectious Diseases Act (Chapter 137). Available at: http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-137&doctitle=INFECTIOUS%20DISEASES%20ACT%0a&date=latest&method=part
 


Websites In Western Pacific Region:

 
Australian Government. Department of Health and Ageing. Avian influenza (also called Bird Flu) Available at http://www.health.gov.au/avian_influenza 
 
Centre for Disease Control Taiwan. Influenza Prevention. Available at http://flu.cdc.gov.tw/flu_en/index.asp
 
Hong Kong Government Information Centre. Prevention of avian influenza. Available at http://www.info.gov.hk/info/flu/eng/index.htm
 
South East Asian Nations Infectious Diseases Outbreak Surveillance Network. Available at http://www.ads-net.org/Default.asp
 
World Health Organization. Western Pacific Region. Avian influenza page. Available at: http://www.wpro.who.int/health_topics/avian_influenza/overview.htm
 


Websites In America: 

 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.A. Avian flu page. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/ 
 
Health Canada. Influenza (flu). Available at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dc-ma/avia/index_e.html 
 
International Information Programs. USINFO.STATE.GOV  Bird flu. Available at: http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/global_issues/bird_flu.html
 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, U.S.A. Focus on the flu. Available at: http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/focuson/flu
 
PandemicFlu.gov. Official U.S. Government website for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza. Available at: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
 
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Flu information. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/flu.html
 


Websites In Europe and United Kingdom: 

European Commission. Public Health. Influenza. Available at http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/
ph_threats/com/Influenza/influenza_en.htm
 
Intute. Avian influenzavirus. Available at http://www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences/cgi-bin/browse.pl?gateway=vetgate&id=57541
 
National Electronic Library for Health. Preparation for potential pandemic influenza (Avian Influenza). Available at http://rms.nelh.nhs.uk/healthManagement/viewResource.asp?searchText=avian&searchZone=/
healthManagement/searchResponse.asp&dg=62&uri=http%3A//libraries.nelh.nhs.uk/common/resources/?id=104910
United Kingdom. Health Protection Agency. Avian influenza. Available at http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/avianinfluenza/menu.htm

Websites International:

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Animal health special report: avian influenza. Available at http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/health/diseases-cards/special_avian.html
 
World Health Organization. Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response. National influenza centres. Available at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/centres/en/index.html 
 
World Health Organization. Avian influenza page. Available at: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/ 
 
World Health Organization. Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza. Available at: http://www.influenzacentre.org/
 
World Organisation for Animal Health. Avian influenza page. Available at http://www.oie.int/eng/AVIAN_INFLUENZA/home.htm
 

Other Resources:

Avian diseases : a subject resource compiled by Cornell University Duck Research Laboratory. Available at http://vetgate.ac.uk/browse/subject-listing/*SF994.html 
 
MedlinePlus. Animals Diseases and Your Health page. Available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/animaldiseasesandyourhealth.html.
 
Medscape. Search for Avian news and information. Available at: http://search.medscape.com/px/mscpsearch?QueryText=avian&searchfor=Clinical&cid=med 
 

Weblogs and Directories:

Accumo.com classifies Google search. Available at http://www.accumo.com/search?query=avian+flu*&target=google&category=0&timeout=5000&pagecount=100
 
Menezes, Denis L., Menezes, Anita J. Bird flu page. Available at:
http://www.sars.com.sg/birdflu/bfnews.php
 
Yahoo! Directory. Avian influenza. Available at: http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Agriculture/Animal_Science/Livestock_Diseases_and_Conditions/Avian_Influenza/
 
NPR. Health officials keep closed watch on bird flu. Available at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4949542
 

Softwares

 
FluAid. Software and manual to assist local level planners in preparing and practice for the next influenza pandemic. http://www2.cdc.gov/od/fluaid/default.htm
 
FluSurge. Software to estimate an impact of an influenza pandemic on hospital surge capacity. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/flusurge.htm


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