AI.COMM - Avian and Pandemic Influenza Resource Link
AI.COMM - Avian and Pandemic Influenza Resource Link
AI.COMM - Avian and Pandemic Influenza Resource Link
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Perhaps more than any other area, <strong>AI</strong>.<strong>COMM</strong> has proven itself in building capacity in<br />
areas where there were heretofore limited skills, knowledge <strong>and</strong> other resources related<br />
to responding to outbreaks. Animal health <strong>and</strong> agriculture offi cials <strong>and</strong> workers were<br />
often the fi rst to be targeted, as they were the fi rst responders to <strong>AI</strong> outbreaks. First<br />
responders had to be coached on how to correctly use personal protective equipment,<br />
how to communicate clearly <strong>and</strong> effectively during a crisis situation, <strong>and</strong> how to impart<br />
the correct information to an often-confused public. In most cases, the knowledge or<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing about avian infl uenza – or about responding to any disease outbreak in a<br />
coordinated fashion – was practically non-existent.<br />
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