| Date of last change: 26 February 2009 Type of document: Presentation; Pages: 42; Time allotted: 1 hour Description: Gives an overview on the influenza types, explains the difference between pandemic, epidemic and avian influenza, gives some historic background Abstract: The learning objectives are to: 1) differentiate between the Influenza A, B and C; 2) describe the characteristics of antigenic drift and shift; 3) list avian influenza control measures in poultry populations; and 4) describe measures to mitigate risk for poultry and outbreak response workers. |