Avian flu / pandemic influenza
This site provides information about Avian Flu/Pandemic Influenza to the university community and information about the planning initiatives at Arizona State University. Included are helpful tips for incorporating the simplest steps into your everyday routine to help you stay healthy and links to helpful planning information for you and your family.
In response to the likelihood of a pandemic, organizations at all levels of government are creating plans for meeting the needs of the community during such a crisis. The Arizona Department of Health Services has a response plan, as does Maricopa County. Our public universities stand to be most impacted by a pandemic event because of the large size and population of a university, frequent international travel by the university community and unrestricted public access to a campus. Therefore, each of our state universities, Arizona State University, The University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University, is preparing a plan to be implemented if such an outbreak occurs. Each university is a center for large populations, and will therefore be instrumental in providing guidance and health care to high-density communities. Pandemic preparedness requires identification of essential services, the personnel to perform those services and a sequence of actions that can limit the consequences of a pandemic. A successful plan can decrease illness and mortality and reduce the economic, academic and social impact. Visit the What's New section for the latest information.
You are encouraged to visit this site frequently as it will be updated with helpful information on a regular basis and used as a means of communication with you if a pandemic flu outbreak impacts the ASU community.
The World Health Organization has developed an Epidemic and Pandemic Alert system. An explanation of the various alerts and the current status can be viewed at World Health Organization - Alerts site.