The threat of pandemic influenza : are we ready? : workshop summary / prepared for Forum on Microbial Threats, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine ; Stacey L. Knobler [and others], editors.

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2005], ©2005.

xvii, 411 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

The story of influenza -- Today's pandemic threat : H5N1 influenza -- Toward preparedness: opportunities and obstacles -- Strategies for controlling avian influenza in birds and mammals -- Emerging technical tools -- Beyond the biomedical response.