Technical documents
International organizations recommendations
- Recommendations by OIE (July 2009)
Guidelines
Guideline for surveillance in swine
- FAO Guidelines for surveillance of pandemic H1N1/2009 and other influenza viruses in swine populations (August 2009). Surveillance program and risk management.
- protocol (surveillance and test) in the site of Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Guideline for surveillance in poultry
- WHO complete list of guidance documents:
This include diagnostic protocols, instructions for sample shipment, pandemic preparedness…
Public Health and Animal Health Officials:
Officials should conduct thorough case and contact investigations to determine the source of the swine influenza virus, extent of community illness and the need for timely control measures.
Scientific information
- Empres watch document on the novel H1N1 and swine influenza April 2009
- Updates on the situation with comments from international experts on Promed website
- publications, scientific informations on the site of Veterinary Laboratories Agency
- Forum with public health experts on PLoS
- Scientific papers from New England Journal of Medicine website and Nature website on swine, avian and human influenza and on past epidemics and pandemics
- Potential for a global dynamic of Influenza A (H1N1); source: BMC infectious disease
- Swine influenza Technical card on Pigtrop website (disease in swine)