Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 Surveillance in the Pacific Region
 
Reports (tables) and maps showing laboratory-confirmed cases

 

Current situation in the World

 > Current WHO phase of pandemic alert: 6

HIN1 poster

Cough & sneeze
etiquette poster

Advices and Guidelines

• SPC Use of First-level Laboratory Tests in the Investigation of New Influenza A(H1N1) and Consequences for Case Management
  15 May 2009
  
  CPS

• PAHO General Recommendations for the organization of Health Care Facilities for the Care of Influenza A(H1N1) Cases
  Posted on 14 May 2009

• Suggested PPHSN Case Definitions for New Influenza A H1N1 (NIA H1N1) Full version – Shortened version
  Posted on 12 May 2009

• Preparation of Tamiflu for oral suspension
  Posted on 6 May 2009

• WHO/SPC Advice on the use of Tamiflu
  Posted on 6 May 2009

• WHO Advice on the use of masks in the community setting in Influenza A (H1N1) outbreaks
  3 May 2009

• WHO Pandemic influenza prevention and mitigation in low resource communities
  2 May 2009

• WHO Infection prevention and control in health care in providing care for confirmed or suspected A(H1N1) swine influenza patients
  29 April 2009

• Interim WHO guidance for the surveillance of human infection with swine influenza A(H1N1) virus
  29 April 2009

• WHO Western Pacific Region  –  Laboratory testing for swine influenza A(H1N1) - Draft guidelines (pdf, 86 KB)
  Posted on 27 April 2009

Examples of Pacific Island Countries and Territories' guidelines, advices
   and IEC materials

• Fiji Clinical Practice Guideline for Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 (pdf, 742 KB)

• Fiji Islands Information leaflet on Global Influenza A (H1N1) Outbreak (pdf, 439 KB)

• Fiji Islands strip: Protect your FAMILY from Influenza A (H1N1) (pdf, 747 KB)

• Niue Border Control Health Arrival Form (word, 172 KB)
   

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UNICEF/WHO H1N1 poster, pocket brochure, book mark and newspaper
 strips
 > H1N1 poster (pdf, 1.4 MB)
 > H1N1 pocket brochure (pdf, 1.9 MB)
 > H1N1 book mark (pdf, 726 KB)
 > Newspaper strips: Protect yourself and others from H1N1 &  Beating H1N1
    together (pdf, 1.3 KB)



  SPC Coughing and sneezing etiquette poster:
 > version 1 in high resolution (pdf, 1.7 MB)
 > version 2 in high resolution (pdf, 1.6 MB)

 This poster can be translated by countries.
 Contact us for more information.

 

SPC Infection Control Posters:
> Wash your hands
> Sequence for putting on personal protective equipment (PPE)
> Sequence for removing personal protective equipment (PPE)
> Infection control systems in health care facilities

• Example of Health Alert for general public (word, 30 KB)

Articles/reports

Fraser C., et al. Pandemic Potential of a Strain of Influenza A (H1N1): Early Findings – Sciencexpress - 11 May 2009
 

Useful links:

• WHO website:
    > http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
   

• CDC website:
   > http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/index.htm
   > http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/key_facts.htm
   > http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/general_info.htm
   > http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swine/investigation.htm
   > http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_dispatch.html
   

• ProMED website
  > http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f?p=2400:1000
   

• Institut de veille sanitaire (InVS) (for French-speaking people only - pour les francophones)
   > http://www.invs.sante.fr/surveillance/grippe_dossier/default.htm
   > http://www.invs.sante.fr/actualite/index.htm

For further information or emergency assistance from the PPHSN, please contact any of the following persons:

At WHO Suva Office

Dr Jacob Kool

At WHO North Pacific Office

Dr Boris Pavlin

At SPC Noumea Headquarters

Dr Tom Kiedrzynski, Dr Seini Kupu or Dr Justus Benzler

At SPC Suva Office

Dr Narendra Singh

At SPC PNG Office

Dr James Wangi or Dr David Thomson