Avian Influenza Information

NIAID Resources

Good Clinical Practices/Ethics

Infectious Disease Resources

Cytotoxic therapy for severe avian influenza A (H5N1) infection (PDF 83K)

Medline Plus - Avian Flu (National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birdflu.html

Department of Health and Human Services - Pandemic Flu
http://www.pandemicflu.gov

Avian Bird Flu
www.avian-bird-flu.com

CDC General information - Avian Flu
www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/facts.htm

WHO Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response - Avian Flu
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.htm

USAID - Avian Flu Response
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/home/News/news_items/avian_influenza.html

WHO Case Definitions for Human Infections with Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/case_definition2006_08_29/en/index.html

International Conference on Harmonisation - This is the official ICH website. Links to ICH guidelines, including ICH E6 Good Clinical Practice Guidelines.
http://www.ich.org

Research Ethics Curriculum - Developed for international researchers who conduct research that includes human participants and who want to incorporate fundamental ethical considerations in the design and implementation of their research.

Developed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
http://cme.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/humanparticipant-protections.asp

Developed by Family Health International
http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Training/trainmat/ethicscurr/index.htm

Developed by Family Health International
Research Ethics Training Curriculum for Community Representatives

International Scientific Ethics - International Ethical Codes & Guidance Documents
http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics/internationalresthics.html

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Infectious Disease News
The Vaccine Page
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NIAID Human Subject Policies - NIAID Council News published this well-organized discussion of all NIH and NIAID policies pertaining to the conduct of research in human subjects.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/clinical/default_human.htm

Office of Human Research Protections

Nature Medicine: Profile of Menno de Jong (PDF 255K)