Influenza pandemic planning in Europe

The European Commission held a seminar in Brussels entitled “Pandemic planning in the Community: Influenza and other health threats” on 27 November 2001. A total of 113 participants from 29 European countries attended, representing national governments, influenza surveillance networks, the European Commission, World Health Organization (WHO), and industry. The European Commission’s press release about the meeting can be viewed at http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/index_en.html.