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Victorian health management plan for pandemic influenza 2007

Summary

The threat of a pandemic has been in the news for some time, mainly because of the spread of avian influenza (bird flu) in parts of Asia, Africa and Europe. The greatest challenge involved in planning for a pandemic is that it is impossible to predict when it will occur and how virulent it will be. The best thing we can do is be prepared. The Victorian Government has developed a number of plans and will lead the State’s response to a human pandemic.

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Owner:
Epidemiology and Surveillance,
Communicable Disease - Prevention and Control,
Chief Health Officer and Health Protection,
Wellbeing, Integrated Care and Ageing,
Department of Health
50 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Telephone: (61 3) 9096 9000