TY - JOUR AU - Trock, Susan AU - Burke, Stephen AU - Cox, Nancy T1 - Development of Framework for Assessing Influenza Virus Pandemic Risk T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 8 SP - 1372 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Although predicting which influenza virus subtype will cause the next pandemic is not yet possible, public health authorities must continually assess the pandemic risk associated with animal influenza viruses, particularly those that have caused infections in humans, and determine what resources should be dedicated to mitigating that risk. To accomplish this goal, a risk assessment framework was created in collaboration with an international group of influenza experts. Compared with the previously used approach, this framework, named the Influenza Risk Assessment Tool, provides a systematic and transparent approach for assessing and comparing threats posed primarily by avian and swine influenza viruses. This tool will be useful to the international influenza community and will remain flexible and responsive to changing information. KW - influenza KW - influenza virus KW - viruses KW - risk assessment KW - prepandemic preparation KW - H7N9 KW - H3N2v KW - zoonoses DO - 10.3201/eid2108.141086 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/14-1086_article ER - End of Reference