Meeting

Influenza 2009 A (H1N1): An emerging story

When:

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (9:00 AM)

Where:

Keck Center • 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Map

Topic(s):

Diseases, Global Health, Public Health

Activity:

Forum on Microbial Threats

Board(s):

Board on Global Health

According to the World Health Organization, as of 16 May 2009, 36 countries around the world have officially reported 8451 confirmed cases and 72 deaths from influenza A (H1N1) infection. The new influenza A H1N1 virus is posing a challenge for the clinical management of cases. On June 16, 2009 the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Microbial Threats held a one-day meeting to discuss a variety of technical and policy issues surrounding the domestic and global implications of the H1N1 influenza A virus to human and animal health. Among the questions arose during the discussion of this new influenza A (H1N1) virus were: what we think we know; the basis for current conclusions; weaknesses in the data; and, what we think we need to know (with regard to additional data, studies, resources, etc).