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. 2018 Aug;3(8):848-850.
doi: 10.1038/s41564-018-0206-7.

Improving preparedness for the next flu pandemic

Peter Horby  1   2
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Improving preparedness for the next flu pandemic

Peter Horby. Nat Microbiol. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Pandemic influenza remains the single greatest threat to global heath security. Efforts to increase our preparedness, by improving predictions of viral emergence, spread and disease severity, by targeting reduced transmission and improved vaccination and by mitigating health impacts in low- and middle-income countries, should receive renewed urgency.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Detected human infections with avian and swine influenza viruses.
H denotes the haemagglutinin surface protein subtype (of which 18 are currently identified), whilst N denotes the neuraminidase surface protein subtype (of which 11 are currently identified).
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