Avian Flu: Annotated Bibliography

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Avian Flu: An Annotated Bibliography Mike McEvoy. "Avian Flu: Should You Fear the Chicken? " Fire Engineering 1 Dec. 2007: 101- 102,104,106. Career and Technical Education. ProQuest. ***INSERT Library name or system, City, State***. 21 Oct. 2008 http://www.proquest.com/ This article is reviewing the possibility of an avian flu pandemic in the United States, and the response complications for the fire service in any state or city. Dr. McEvoy also points to past responses from around the world including the SARS outbreak. This article also points to prevention and readiness as essentials to both prevent, and to treat any pandemic. "Bird flu: Answers to 5 key questions. " Consumer Reports on Health 1 Apr. 2007: 3. ProQuest…show more content…
It answers common questions by the public on disease prevention, especially concerning Avian Flu. The answers were from the trusted source of the Centers for Disease Control, a most trusted source in the US for all things infection related. Peter F Wright. "Vaccine Preparedness--Are We Ready for the Next Influenza Pandemic? " The New England Journal of Medicine 358.24 (2008): 2540-3. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source. ProQuest. ***INSERT Library name or system, City, State***. 21 Oct. 2008 <http://www.proquest.com/ This is an informative article chronicling in part the early history of vaccine development against the avian flu. The articles main focus is concerning the continuing development of vaccines that can target the mutating virus, and how the medical community in this country should prepare for the increasingly likely avian flu pandemic. Not only does this journal entry involve a good detail of the epidemiology of the influenza mutations, but also a detailed description and diagrams of vaccine…show more content…
The sources that the author cites are informative and up to date, as well as reputable. The book is written more to satisfy the further education of laymen and is written in such a way that they can better understand. Not only does the book show the danger of the avian flu virus, but it is also helpful in pointing to the economic effects of the disease. Johnson, Niall. Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic: A Dark Epilogue Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine. 23. New York: Taylor & Francis Routledge, 2006. I found this to be an interesting publication, though slightly off the main topic of avian flu. It gives an in depth look at the flu pandemic of 1918, and in doing so draws a stunning parallel to what is a very real possible future. For anyone research the possibility of a pandemic, this book is a must. Knowing the past cases of wide spread illness is essential in preventing such a disaster in the future. With the close comparison of the past and present there is sufficient information for any research on the
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