Early response to the emergence of influenza A(H7N9) virus in humans in China: The central role of prompt information sharing and public communication;Réponse précoce à l'émergence du virus de la grippe A(H7N9) chez l'homme en Chine: Le rôle central du partage rapide des informations et de la communication publique

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 303-308

  Vong, Sirenda ^a   O'Leary, Michael ^a   Feng, Zijian ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N9; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRAINING; VETERINARY CLINIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANIMAL; AVIAN INFLUENZA; COOPERATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POULTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

AVES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

ANIMALS; CHINA; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; POULTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84897397929     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.125989     Document Type: Article

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