WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of H5N1 avian influenza and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic. Information on this page tracks the evolving situation and provides access to both technical guidelines and information useful for the general public.
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31 August 2010
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 37
12 August 2010
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 36
31 August 2010
Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
31 August 2010 H5N1 avian influenza: timeline of major events Latest update
Antigenic and genetic characteristics of influenza A(H5N1) and influenza A(H9N2) viruses and candidate vaccine viruses developed for potential use in human vaccines February 2010 Full text
Availability of a new recombinant H5N1 vaccine virus
May 2009 Full text
Human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, October–November 2007 Full text
Options for the use of human H5N1 influenza vaccines and the WHO H5N1 vaccine stockpile May 2008 Full text