The Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector

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The Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector


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Highlights from the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector

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Cat. HP40-11/2006
ISBN 0-662-49660-4
PDF HP40-11/2006-PDF
0-662-44478-7​

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(20 Pages, 2,830 KB)​

Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic
The Canadian Health Perspective

Contents

Introduction
Part 1 Understanding Influenza
Seasonal influenza - the "flu"
Influenza vaccination
Flu prevention checklist
Influenza pandemic
Avian influenza
Part 2 What Canadian Governments are Doing to Prepare
Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector
Impact of an influenza pandemic in Canada
Origin and timing
Health impacts
Terminology
Key Components of Pandemic Planning

1. Surveillance and laboratory preparedness
2. Pandemic vaccine
3. Antivirals
4. Public health measures
5. Health services
6. Communications
7. Emergency preparedness and coordination

List of Annexes to the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan
Additional Information and Resources
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New infectious diseases can cause serious human illness. Influenza viruses spread easily and from time to time, new strains emerge. Humans may have little or no immunity to these new viruses. When there are no vaccines or medicines to keep a new virus from spreading, many people can become sick and die. The spread of an influenza virus around the world is known as an influenza pandemic.
A pandemic known as the "Spanish flu" killed between 40 and 50 million people worldwide in 1918 and 1919. (In Canada, 50,000 died.) More recent pandemics, in 1957 and 1968, killed more than a million people each worldwide.
We don't know when another influenza pandemic will strike. But scientists tell us it will certainly come, and Canada and other countries must prepare for it. How much damage Canada suffers from a pandemic will depend on how severe the illness is, how different age groups are affected, and how well we respond. We must plan in order to reduce serious illness, the number of deaths, and disruption to society.
The federal, provincial and territorial governments have worked together to develop the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector. More than 200 experts helped prepare the Plan, which is a guide for health care professionals who will have to plan for and respond to an influenza pandemic. The Plan was published in 2004 and is updated regularly.
The Plan provides guidelines for a wide range of health-related activities, from monitoring the spread of a virus, even before it reaches Canada, to using the most effective vaccines and medicines to decrease illness. It offers a national public health approach to preparing for an influenza pandemic in Canada.
In addition, the other levels of government and individual health care institutions have written emergency response plans to meet their particular needs. Plans have also been created for agencies and businesses, which might be affected by a public health emergency.

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