What every journalist should know about Influenza
15 December 2005 | Geneva - To help demystify the science behind avian and pandemic influenza, the World Health Organization (WHO) has produced an influenza pandemic handbook for journalists. It's an introduction to everything you need to know about influenza, including about avian influenza and the potential for a pandemic.
In the handbook you'll find:
- The influenza basics
- Avian influenza and pandemic influenza - what's the difference?
- 20th century influenza pandemics - the facts
- What we don't know
- Antivirals and vaccines - how will they work?
- WHO's pandemic phases - what do they mean?
- Getting ready: Influenza pandemic preparedness
For journalists already familiar with avian and pandemic influenza, the handbook is an indispensable fact-checking reference. For those new to the issues, it's a pandemic primer to help put reporting in context, and a source for essential facts and figures. As the avian influenza situation continues to evolve, so too will this handbook and updates will be posted regularly.
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For more information contact:
Maria Cheng
Communications Officer
Telephone: +41 22 791 3982
E-mail: chengm@who.int