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The federal government has established a website for avian flu (www.pandemicinfluenza.gc.ca) which provides a central source of information from Government of Canada departments and agencies on pandemic, avian and seasonal influenza. The website confirms the involvement of the following agencies in the monitoring of, and response to, emerging information, and offers links to relevant avian flu information on their respective websites:
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Health Canada
- Foreign Affairs Canada
- Provinces and Territories
- World Health Organization
- Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre
Other Monitoring Agencies:
Provincial, Territorial and Municipal Information
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www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/fluwatch/index-eng.php (links from federal influenza website)
International
- www.pandemicflu.gov (One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services)
- National Avian Influenza Surveillance Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Department of Health, U.K.
- Australian Government
- World Health Organization
- World Organisation for Animal Health
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
For Further Reference
- Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
- American Bird Conservancy
- United Nations Environmental Programme Press Release regarding the importance of conserving and restoring wetlands to reduce further threats of avian flu.
- International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, based in Hungary, statement regarding avian flu.
- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, an overview of avian flu and wild birds.
- USGA’s National Wildlife Health Centre has a chapter on avian flu in their disease manual.
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