Government information, plans & assistance | 6.1 Assumptions

Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza

6.1 Assumptions

Part 1: Australia's Health Plan for Pandemic Influenza

A.What is pandemic influenza

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

Planning for the next pandemic is based on a set of assumptions that have been defined using the best scientific and medical evidence. Planning is in place to reassess these assumptions as quickly as possible as the pandemic emerges. This is to allow time to adjust our responses if the pandemic virus appears to be behaving slightly differently than the initial assumptions would have suggested.

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