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Update on Approaches to Understanding Human Influenza Transmission

Update on Approaches to Understanding Human Influenza Transmission. Background for Meeting November 4-5 , 2010. David N. Weissman, MD Director, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Update on Approaches to Understanding Human Influenza Transmission

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  1. Update on Approaches to Understanding Human Influenza Transmission Background for Meeting November 4-5, 2010 David N. Weissman, MD Director, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morgantown, WV The findings and conclusions in this presentation have not been formally disseminated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy.

  2. Employment in Health Care and Social Assistance Sector Private, government and self-employed workers: Ambulatory Healthcare Services 6.39 million Hospitals 6.27 million Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 2.57 million Social Assistance 3.15 million Total 18.38 million Source: BLS Current Population Survey, 2009

  3. Healthcare Workers Feel at Risk 88% of nurses reported that health and safety concerns influenced their decision to remain in nursing and the kind of work they chose to perform American Nurses Association. NursingWorld.org Health & Safety Survey. September, 2001.

  4. Need for Influenza Transmission Research Recognized by IOM 2007 2009 Both reports note uncertainties and indicate great need for influenza transmission research

  5. Research to Reduce Uncertainty • Fundamental transmission research • Relative contributions of modes of transmission • Necessary to form conceptual basis for development of interventions • Efficacy research: randomized controlled trials of preventive interventions • Effectiveness research: “real-world” trials of preventive interventions

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