Welcome to the official site of the government of Québec on pandemic influenza. There is currently no influenza pandemic in Québec, in Canada, or elsewhere in the world. However, the possibility of such a pandemic occurring can not be excluded. It is thus reasonable for the government of Québec to address itself to this concern and keep you informed.
The site has three objectives:
Explain the nature of an influenza pandemic and its main consequences in order to prepare ourselves adequately.
Provide information on the means of avoiding contamination through simple good habits and basic hygiene measures at home, at school, at work, and in all public places.
Make known government recommendations and measures taken to respond to the situation, both in the area of health and in the concrete daily life of people and organizations.
By telephone
Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Québec City area:
418 644-4545
Montréal area:
514 644-4545
Elsewhere in Québec :
1 877 644-4545 (toll free)
Situation update around the world
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently considers that the risk of an outbreak of pandemic influenza through human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 avian influenza virus is substantial, but under control. [...]
(February 05
, 2008)
Government of Canada helps Protect Backyard Birds from Avian Influenza A national campaign, led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), is underway to promote Bird Health Basics -simple steps that owners of backyard flocks and pet birds can take to help protect their birds from dangerous diseases, such as avian influenza and exotic Newcastle disease. [...]
(January 31, 2008)
2007 Report on the H5N1 Strain of Avian Influenza
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) noted the following in its 2007 report on the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.
[...] (January 28, 2008)
The WHO’s plan in the event of a flu pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) is proposing a new international plan to help WHO member states and those responsible for public health and emergency medical preparations face the threat of a pandemic flu. [...]
What should I do?
Apart from an annual flu shot, frequent handwashing, good hygiene and respiratory etiquette are the simplest and most effective ways of preventing the spread of infectious diseases. [...]
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