Use of Influenza Risk Assessment Tool for Prepandemic Preparedness

In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began to develop an Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT) to methodically capture and assess information relating to influenza A viruses not currently circulating among humans. The IRAT uses a multiattribute, additive model to generate a summar...

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Main Authors: Stephen A. Burke, Susan C. Trock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/3/17-1852_article
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spelling doaj-addecef108f2496dbc28684b07d55d222020-11-24T21:32:28ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592018-03-0124347147710.3201/eid2403.171852Use of Influenza Risk Assessment Tool for Prepandemic PreparednessStephen A. BurkeSusan C. TrockIn 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began to develop an Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT) to methodically capture and assess information relating to influenza A viruses not currently circulating among humans. The IRAT uses a multiattribute, additive model to generate a summary risk score for each virus. Although the IRAT is not intended to predict the next pandemic influenza A virus, it has provided input into prepandemic preparedness decisions.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/3/17-1852_articlepandemic influenzapandemic preparednessinfluenza risk assessmentvirusesInfluenza Risk Assessment Toolrespiratory infections
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Use of Influenza Risk Assessment Tool for Prepandemic Preparedness
Emerging Infectious Diseases
pandemic influenza
pandemic preparedness
influenza risk assessment
viruses
Influenza Risk Assessment Tool
respiratory infections
author_facet Stephen A. Burke
Susan C. Trock
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title Use of Influenza Risk Assessment Tool for Prepandemic Preparedness
title_short Use of Influenza Risk Assessment Tool for Prepandemic Preparedness
title_full Use of Influenza Risk Assessment Tool for Prepandemic Preparedness
title_fullStr Use of Influenza Risk Assessment Tool for Prepandemic Preparedness
title_full_unstemmed Use of Influenza Risk Assessment Tool for Prepandemic Preparedness
title_sort use of influenza risk assessment tool for prepandemic preparedness
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
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1080-6059
publishDate 2018-03-01
description In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began to develop an Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT) to methodically capture and assess information relating to influenza A viruses not currently circulating among humans. The IRAT uses a multiattribute, additive model to generate a summary risk score for each virus. Although the IRAT is not intended to predict the next pandemic influenza A virus, it has provided input into prepandemic preparedness decisions.
topic pandemic influenza
pandemic preparedness
influenza risk assessment
viruses
Influenza Risk Assessment Tool
respiratory infections
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