Clinical management
WHO provides evidence based information to support patient care - risk factors and danger signs, specimen collection, diagnosis, pharmacological management, and case management. Information is available for different levels of healthcare, ranging from home to tertiary hospital. Knowing the risk, early diagnosis and adequate treatment prevents severe outcome from influenza virus infection.
Risk factors and groups at high risk of severe disease
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Pregnancy and pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009: information for programme managers and clinicians
30 June 2010 -
Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009: considerations for tuberculosis care services
pdf, 22kb
13 November 2009 -
Considerations of influenza A(H1N1) and HIV infection
pdf, 23kb
6 May 2009
Diagnosis
Treatment
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Clinical management of human infection with pandemic (H1N1) 2009: revised guidance
10 November 2009 -
WHO guidelines for pharmacological management of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza and other influenza viruses
26 February 2010 -
Influenza A(H1N1) patient care checklist
pdf, 162kb
15 June 2009 - Influenza (H1N1) 2009 key issues for case management
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Summary of the second WHO consultation on clinical aspects of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus
19 April 2007 -
Clinical management of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus
15 August 2007 -
WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines on pharmacological management of humans infected with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus
May 2006
Clinical care for resource-limited settings
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Emergency treatment and management of severely ill patients with respiratory distress or shock: Quick check training video
23 March 2012
Quick check, emergency treatment and management of severely ill patients with respiratory distress or shock -
Clinical management of adult patients with complications of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009: Emergency guidelines for the management of patients with severe respiratory distress and shock in district hospitals in limited-resource settings
pdf, 1.14Mb
25 May 2010 -
Reducing excess mortality from common illnesses during an influenza pandemic
pdf, 241kb
WHO guidelines for emergency health interventions in community settings - October 2008
Healthcare workers and infection control
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Infection prevention and control during health care for confirmed, probable, or suspected cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection and influenza-like illnesses. Updated guidance
pdf, 217kb
16 December 2009 -
Aide-Memoire - Infection control recommendations for avian influenza in health-care facilities
April 2008
External publications
Disease outbreak news - influenza
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Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update
2 May 2012 -
Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update
12 April 2012 -
Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia – update
5 April 2012