Options for Reducing Morbidity and Mortality in an Influenza Pandemic

"Options for Reducing Morbidity and Mortality in an Influenza Pandemic"

Arthur L. Reingold, MD
Professor and Head, Division of Epidemiology, Associate Dean for Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

In a presentation prepared for an audience in Singapore but equally applicable globally, Dr. Reingold discusses influenza epidemics and pandemics, the role of pneumonia and secondary bacterial infections in influenza, as well as some of the challenges and opportunities in reducing morbidity and mortality.

Sponsors: Singapore College of Paediatrics & Child Health (President: A/Prof. LEE Bee Wah) and the Singapore Paediatrics Society (President: A/Prof. Daniel GOH).

http://epi.berkeley.edu/ (UCB Division of Epidemiology)
http://sph.berkeley.edu/ (UCB School of Public Health)

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