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One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information.

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H5N1 Avian Influenza

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- Confirmed Animal Cases by Country

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Photo showing patients in an influenza ward during the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic

The “Spanish Flu” Influenza Pandemic occurred in three waves in the United States throughout 1918 and 1919. Learn more about the 1918 pandemic, along with the Nation’s health and the medical care system and how they were affected. Also, meet some people who fought the 1918 Influenza in the United States.


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Selecting this map will take you to a page with links to state pandemic planning information, state pandemic Web site information, and local state contacts. 

 

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Last revised: May 01, 2008

Pandemic Alert Phase

  • WHO Phase 3: No or very limited human-to-human transmission
  • US Stage 0: New domestic animal outbreak in at-risk country

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