Influenza pandemic planning in Europe

W J Paget; J F Aguilera; on behalf of the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS)

doi:10.2807/esm.06.09.00320-en

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Influenza pandemic planning in Europe
W J Paget¹ , J F Aguilera^2,3 , on behalf of the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS)⁴
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Affiliations: ¹ European Influenza Surveillance Scheme coordination centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (Nivel), Utrecht, Netherlands ² Public Health Laboratory Service, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London, England ³ European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) ⁴ EISS participants are listed at the end of the article

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Citation style for this article: Paget W J, J F Aguilera, on behalf of the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS). Influenza pandemic planning in Europe. Euro Surveill. 2001;6(9):pii=320. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.06.09.00320-en

Abstract

The World Health Organization strongly recommends that all countries prepare in advance multidisciplinary pandemic plans to prevent and control the next influenza pandemic. We carried out a survey of influenza surveil-lance methods among members of the European Influenza Surveillance Schemes, EISS, which included a set of questions on pandemic planning. All but one of the countries have a pandemic plan or are in the process of producing one. A coordination of these different national plans at a European level would probably contribute to their improved impact and efficiency.