| At least one Canadian group formed after
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| | Co-ordinate services: Agricultural,
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| SARS hit Toronto is working with the
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| | veterinary and health services (along
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| World Health Organization (WHO), Centers
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| | with other sector services deemed as
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| for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP)
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| | appropriate) should exchange lab
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| and other organizations to help boost
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| | information and other data.* Vaccination
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| public safety.That group is the Public
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| | for public health reasons: Health
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| Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), which was
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| | authorities may consider vaccination
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| formed in 2004. It acts independently but
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| | against more common, seasonal influenza
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| is responsible to Canada's health
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| | for persons at risk of occupational
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| minister.
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| | exposure to the H5N1 virus. Vaccination
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| PHAC is in the midst of creating a
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| | against seasonal influenza is a public
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| pandemic plan for Canada, said Aggie
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| | health measure aimed at slashing the
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| Adamczyk, media relations officer with
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| | progression of HN51 along with the
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| the agency.The plan is not being
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| | seasonal flu. Even so, vaccination
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| formulated just for the Avian Flu but for
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| | against seasonal influenza will not
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| any disease that could reach pandemic
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| | protect people against infection with the
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| proportions, although PHAC is monitoring
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| | H5N1 virus.* Protection of persons at
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| the Bird Flu situation.
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| | risk of occupational exposure: This is
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| The agency recommends "good respiratory
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| | aimed at helping protect people who work
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| etiquette," she said, which includes
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| | on farms or other businesses wherein
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| using a tissue or sleeve when a sneeze
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| | contact with fowl is common. Such people
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| comes upon you. Plenty of hand washing is
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| | should wear personal protective equipment
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| also a PHAC suggestion.Where the regular
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| | as follows:1. Protective clothing,
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| Influenza A symptoms include aching
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| | preferably coveralls plus an impermeable
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| muscles, sore nose, high fever and
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| | apron or surgical gown with long-cuffed
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| coughing, people wary of the Bird Flu
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| | sleeves plus an impermeable apron.2.
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| should be on the watch for symptoms
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| | Heavy-duty rubber work gloves that can be
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| pinpointed in a 1997 Hong Kong outbreak.
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| | disinfected.3. Standard well-fitted
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| In that outbreak, people "developed
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| | surgical masks should be used if
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| symptoms of fever, sore throat, cough
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| | high-efficiency respiratory masks are not
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| and, in several of the fatal cases,
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| | available. Masks should be fit-tested and
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| severe respiratory distress secondary to
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| | training in their use should be
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| viral pneumonia. Previously healthy
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| | provided.4. Goggles.5. Rubber or
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| adults and children, and some with
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| | polyurethane boots that can be
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| chronic medical conditions, were
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| | disinfected or protective foot covers
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| affected," according to WHO Web
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| | that can be discarded.Tamiflu should be
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| information.As with the WHO, PHAC isn't
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| | made available to people who work in
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| rushing to recommend the use of
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| | at-risk conditions, the WHO recommends.
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| SARS-style face masks to ward off the
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| | In addition, people in such occupations
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| Avian Flu, Adamczyk said, although that
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| | should be aware of the early clinical
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| could change depending on the course the
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| | signs of H5N1 infection and check for
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| H5N1 virus takes.
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| | them daily (as well as for two weeks
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| "It's a little bit early (for masks or
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| | after the last exposure to
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| antiviral drugs) at this point," she
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| | potentially-dangerous conditions), with
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| said.
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| | the caveat that many of those signs are
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| Even so, global health officials need to
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| | also apparent in more common diseases.The
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| be ready for whatever new infectious
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| | following symptoms should be reported to
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| disease comes their way, she said.
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| | a doctor, according to the WHO:
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| "No one really knows if it will be Avian
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| | "Most patients infected with the H5N1
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| Flu or something like SARS. You have to
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| | virus show initial symptoms of fever (38
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| be ready for (any disease)," Adamczyk
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| | C or higher) followed by influenza-like
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| said.It is possible to create a vaccine
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| | respiratory symptoms, including cough,
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| for a pandemic flu, although making it
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| | rhinorrhea, sore throat, and (less
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| ahead of time is risky because the flu
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| | frequently) shortness of breath. Watery
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| could mutate, limiting the vaccine's
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| | diarrhea is often present in the early
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| effectiveness. The amount of vaccine that
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| | stages of illness, and may precede
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| would be needed for a pandemic could also
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| | respiratory symptoms by up to one week.
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| prove to be a problem, although research
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| | Gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal
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| is underway to find technologies to
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| | pain, vomiting) may occur and headache
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| streamline the vaccine production
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| | has also been reported. To date, one
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| process.In the event of a pandemic,
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| | report has described two patients who
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| public health officials could ask people
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| | presented with an encephalopathic illness
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| to remain in their homes and refrain from
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| | and diarrhea without apparent respiratory
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| gathering in public places. Other viral
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| | symptoms."People suspected of carrying
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| outbreaks have led to similar scenarios
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| | the virus should be put in isolation and
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| in North America in the past.The WHO
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| | virus samples should be sent to WHO
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| recommends the following to public health
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| | laboratories, the group said.
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| groups dealing with cases of Avian Flu:*
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