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Additional information
-- Roche Health Kiosk, Influenza: www.health-kiosk.ch/start_grip.htm
-- About Tamiflu: www.roche.com/med_mbtamiflu05e.pdf
-- About influenza: www.roche.com/med_mbinfluenza05e.pdf
-- WHO: Global influenza programme: www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/en/
-- WHO: Avian flu: www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/avian...
References
(1). B Sander et al. Economic Evaluation of Influenza Pandemic Mitigation Strategies in the US Using a Stochastic Microsimulation Influenza Model. Data presented at OPTIONS VI 2007. (Abstract Tracking Number O82)
(2). Public pandemic plans and media reporting
(3). Germann TC et al. Mitigation strategies for pandemic influenza in the United States, PNAS 2006; 103:5935-5940
(4). Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, World Health Organisation, WHO Guidelines on the Use of Vaccines and Antivirals during Influenza Pandemics, http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publica... ,Accessed 25 May, 2007
For further information, or to arrange an interview with David Reddy, Global Influenza Pandemic Task Force Leader for Roche, or Professor Monto, University of Michigan, please contact:
Onsite in Toronto:
Helen Walicka, Roche, +41-79-263-9701
Peter Impey, Ketchum, +44-79-7673-4493
Office: Lucy Rispin, Ketchum, +44-207-611-3621 / +44-77-8991-4901
For further information, or to arrange an interview with David Reddy, Global Influenza Pandemic Task Force Leader for Roche, or Professor Monto, University of Michigan, please contact: Onsite in Toronto: Helen Walicka, Roche, +41-79-263-9701; Peter Impey, Ketchum, +44-79-7673-4493; Office: Lucy Rispin, Ketchum, +44-207-611-3621 / +44-77-8991-4901
