Policy document
April 24th 2014

Infection prevention and control of epidemic- and pandemic-prone acute respiratory infections in health care

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Topics in this document

Influenza Avian influenza Infection Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Influenza pandemic Transmission (medicine) Infection control Health care Personal protective equipment Severe acute respiratory syndrome Preventive healthcare Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 Hygiene Health professional Influenza-like illness Isolation (health care) Epidemic Pneumonia Disease Respirator Antiviral drug Aerosol Biosafety Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 Influenza A virus Microbiology Medicine Medical specialties Health Public health

Related SDGs

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

Target 3.3

End the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

Related COFOG Divisions

7: Health 7.4: Public Health Services

Cites research funded by

MRC 2 Indian Council of Medical Research 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 13 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 3 World Health Organization 6 Administration for Community Living 1 National Natural Science Foundation of China 1 Australian Research Council 1 Wellcome Trust 4 PHS HHS 1 National University of Singapore 2 UNICEF 1 Food and Health Bureau 2 National Institutes of Health 6 Japan Science and Technology Agency 1 Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology 1 Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China 1 Sun Yat-sen University 1 Swiss National Science Foundation 1 Medical Research Council 5 Canadian Institutes of Health Research 1 Robert Koch Institut 1 Ministero della Salute 1 U.S. Public Health Service 1 University of Minnesota 1 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 1 WorkSafeBC 1 European Commission 1 National Science Council 1 Queen Mary University of London 2 Singapore General Hospital 1 Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam 1 University of Hong Kong 2 Chinese University of Hong Kong 3 Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main 1 Hong Kong Government 1 Health Canada 1 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 4 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 1 Royal Society 1 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1 Procter and Gamble 1 National Taiwan University Hospital 1 National Taiwan University 1 Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care 2 Imperial College London 1 Department for International Development 1 National Science Foundation 2 Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 1 Hospital for Sick Children 1 ... and others

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