Avian Flu

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=230 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="173e6962egerdp.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="176b4e60.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease"><U><B>Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Asthma"><U><B>Asthma</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lung Cancer"><U><B>Lung Cancer</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis"><U><B>Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sarcoidosis"><U><B>Sarcoidosis</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome"><U><B>Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Avian Flu</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Disclaimer"><U><B>DISCLAIMER</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Notice of Privacy Practices"><U><B>Notice of Privacy Practices</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Richard W Pomerantz, MD, PA</B></div> <div> Board Certified in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     |    </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Richard W Pomerantz, MD, PA"><U> home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >back to</FONT>  <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Conditions"><U><B>Medical Conditions</B></U></A></div> <div> Avian Flu</div> <div> This Special Section is for guiding the public and health care professionals to information regarding Avian Influenza (Bird Flu).  The links used will direct you to <I><B>current</B></I> information at the web sites of leading public healthcare organizations.  Please see our <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Policy on Antiviral Medication Prescript"><U>policy on prescribing antiviral therapy</U></A>.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cdc.gov/"><U><B>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)</B></U></A></div> <div>            <A HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/"><U>Avian Flu Homepage</U></A></div> <div>            <A HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/facts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/fa"><U>Key Facts About Avian Influenza</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.who.int/en/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.who.int/en/"><U><B>World Health Organization (WHO)</B></U></A></div> <div>           <A HREF="http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_inf"><U>Avian Flu Homepage</U></A></div> <div> <I>          </I><A HREF="http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/"><U>WHO Disease Outbreak News</U></A>   <I>Updated Regularly</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.doh.state.fl.us/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.doh.state.fl.us/index.html"><U><B>The Florida Department of Health (FL DOH)</B></U></A></div> <div>           <A HREF="http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Disease_ctrl/epi/htopics/BirdFlu.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Disease_ctrl/"><U>Avian Flu Homepage</U></A>   </div> <div> <B>Other Interesting Sites</B></div> <div>    <A HREF="http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2005/avianfluvax.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsrelea"><U>National Institutes of Health 3/05 Update on Avian Flu Vaccine Study</U></A></div> <div>    <A HREF="http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2005/H5N1QandA.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsrelea"><U>National Institutes of Health 4/05 Q & A on Avian Flu Vaccine Study</U></A></div> <div>    <A HREF="http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2004/flucontracts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsrelea"><U>National Institutes of Health 5/05 Announcement regarding Avian Flu Vaccine Contracts</U></A></div> <div>    <A HREF="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/NEJMoa040419" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abst"><U>New England Journal of Medicine 2004 Avian Flu Article</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>