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The Importance of Including Swine and Poultry Workers in Influenza Vaccination Programs
Author(s) -
Gray G C,
Baker W S
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100391
Subject(s) - pandemic , outbreak , vaccination , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , influenza pandemic , environmental health , medicine , covid-19 , virology , virus , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
Sensing the threat of an influenza pandemic, many countries are developing influenza pandemic prevention and control strategies. Such plans often focus efforts on detecting outbreaks and protecting leaders, health‐care workers, and outbreak responders. Considering recent research, we argue that prevention plans should also include swine and poultry workers. Ignoring these workers could result in an increased probability of generating novel viruses, as well as the acceleration of a pandemic's morbidity and mortality. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2007) 82 , 638–641. doi: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100391