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1 Avian Influenza Rapid Response Team Training. 2 What is a Rapid Response Team? A team of professionals that investigates suspected cases of avian influenza.

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1 1 Avian Influenza Rapid Response Team Training

2 2 What is a Rapid Response Team? A team of professionals that investigates suspected cases of avian influenza and supports the first 72 hours of a response

3 3 Rapid Response Objectives Assess the possibility of human-to-human transmission Stop or slow the spread of pandemic influenza at the source Minimize global mortality and morbidity

4 4 Key Terms Pandemic An epidemic occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting a large proportion of the population. Outbreak A sudden, localized increase in the occurrence of disease that is greater than the expected occurrence of that disease.

5 5 Rapid Response Training Overview Team Composition Overview of avian influenza: –Human infection –Poultry Infection Managing cases Personal protection Laboratory tests Investigation Control


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