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Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza

4.3 The pandemic in 1968–70

Part 1: Australia's Health Plan for Pandemic Influenza

A.What is pandemic influenza

A5. What type of pandemic are we planning for

B.The strategy for responding to an influenza pandemic

C. Key actions to achieve each operational objective

Part 2: How individuals can help control the spread of the virus

Part 3: More information for decision makers and health professionals

The 1968–70 pandemic or Hong Kong flu was also relatively mild compared to the Spanish flu. It affected mainly the elderly and is thought to have caused about one million deaths worldwide.

Studies show that the virus responsible for this pandemic arose by genetic reassortment.

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This information is current for 03 September, 2010
This information was issued on 05 December, 2008