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Avian Flu / Bird Flu
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has a leaflet on Bird Flu
Avian influenza (bird flu)
Information from the the Health Protection Agency.
Bird flu and pandemic influenza: what are the risks?
Information from the Department of Health. Includes an information leaflet on what to do if you travel to or from an area affected by bird flu.
Avian influenza (bird flu)
Information from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Avian influenza (bird flu)
From MASTA, a group of travel health specialists, which provides information on a wide range of travel related infections.
Bird flu
Information from the British Lung Foundation.
Pandemic risks from bird flu
Editorial in 2004 from the British Medical Journal. Aimed at doctors but of interest to all.
Avian influenza in humans - an update
From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Avian influenza (bird flu) (non UK site)
Information from the World Health Organisation. Includes a section called Avian influenza frequently asked questions
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)Medical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Avian FluUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Bird FluRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Single anti-flu drug 'not enough' Still a threatOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
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