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Resources

• www.cdc.gov/flu -- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• www.niaid.nih.gov -- National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza -- World Health Organization
• www.cdc.gov/nip -- National Immunization Program
• www.immunize.org -- Immunization Action Coalition
• www.entnet.org -- American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery
• www.cdc.gov/flu/avian -- Avian Influenza Information

References

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Jefferson T, Demichelli V, Rivetti D, Jones M, Di Pietrantonj C, Rivetti A. Antivirals for influenza in healthy adults: systematic review. Lancet 2006 Jan 28;367(9507):303-13.

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World Health Organization. Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO 25 January 2006.

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases. Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule: United States, 2005. Pediatrics. 2005 Jan;115(1):182.

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Review Date: 12/4/2006
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital