Nations around the world are preparing for a potential influenza pandemic. Many scientists fear that the so-called “bird flu,” an avian influenza strain such as H5N1, could kill millions of people worldwide if the virus becomes easily transmissible between humans. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has prepared this site as a resource for information on pandemic preparedness, research and developments.
Muppets, Pharmacists and Media Aid Avian Flu Prevention
01/03/07 Experts Issue Urgent Call to Adopt New Principles to Aid and Protect World’s Most Vulnerable Populations from Influenza Pandemic10/29/06 International Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans Lack Prioritization
10/17/06 Pandemic Influenza (Flu) Guide for Individuals and Families
10/06/06 Pandemic Flu Information from CEPAR
10/06/06 Stepping Up to Protect Against Avian Flu
05/24/06 Computer Simulations Help Nations Prepare for Flu Pandemic
04/26/06 Nearly Half of Public Health Employees Unlikely to Work During Pandemic
04/17/06 Planning for a Pandemic02/02/06 Protecting People from the Avian Flu 02/02/06
Bloomberg School to Play Important Role in Homeland Security Center
12/09/05 When Education Doesn’t Work: What Will Persuade Health Care Workers to Get their Flu Shots?
12/05/05 "Local Infection Controls Are Key to Pandemic Flu Strategy"
Baltimore Sun op-ed by Dean Michael J. Klag
11/10/05
"Avian Influenza Is a Threat To Our Collective Security"
Wall Street Journal op-ed by Dr. Donald S. Burke
11/03/05
Author Brings "The Great Influenza" to the School
03/04/05 Blue Death--The Flu of 1918
Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine
Fall 2004 International Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans Lack Prioritization10/17/06 Computer Simulations Help Nations Prepare for Flu Pandemic
04/26/06 Nearly Half of Public Health Employees Unlikely to Work During Pandemic
04/17/06 AIDS, TB, Malaria and Bird Flu Spread Unchecked in Burma
03/27/06 Preparing for a Pandemic—Bloomberg School Tests Potential Avian Flu Vaccine
10/19/05 Traffic Safety Model Can Help Authorities Prepare for Avian Flu Outbreak
11/01/05 Computer Simulation Analyzes Strategies for Stopping Flu Pandemic
08/03/05 Online Faculty Experts Guide Animated Simulation of "H5N1-like" Influenza in the U.S.
04/28/06 Historic Television Program Offers Unique Perspective of 1957 Asian Flu Pandemic 02/22/06 Avian Flu: The Pandemic Threat and the Global Strategy
A Dean's Symposium
01/30/06 Influenza Outbreak Animated Simulations
08/03/05 Webcast with John Barry, author of The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
03/02/05 CDC Pandemic Influenza: Worldwide Preparedness
WHO Avian Influenza Information
WHO Confirmed Number of Human Cases of H5N1
WHO Current Phase of Pandemic Alert
HHS Pandemic Flu Preparedness
Maryland Flu Preparedness
Center for Public Health Preparedness
Center for the Law and the Public's Health
MidAtlantic Public Health Training Center
Public Health News Center
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs Dean's Seminar: Avian Flu, Where It Comes From, Where It's Going and What We Can Do About It
03/23/06 Avian Flu: The Pandemic Threat and the Global Strategy
A Dean’s Symposium
01/30/06 Public Affairs media contacts for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Tim Parsons or Kenna Lowe at 410-955-6878 or paffairs@jhsph.edu. | 
