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Posted: April 01 2006 at 12:46pm |
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County's Pandemic Flu Strategy Mimics Hurricane Plan
POSTED: 2:46 pm EST April 1, 2006
UPDATED: 3:12 pm EST April 1, 2006
Orange County health officials have been developing a pandemic influenza plan during the last nine months that is built on the area's well-established hurricane emergency plan, Local 6 News has learned.
Central Florida's international tourist base has prompted Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty to call the state's first avian flu summit.
"The potential is out there for a very serious situation in Orange County," Crotty said. "It has potential to be a major worldwide story, and we hope obviously that it doesn't come to that."
Central Florida hospital emergency rooms have already set up a network to track patients who fit the avian flu target profile," Local 6 reporter Mike Holfeld said.
"This avian influenza in Asia is targeting young, healthy adults, so that changes the way we put our plan together," County EMS Manager Dave Freeman said
Orange County Health officials have been developing a pandemic influenza plan, according to Holfeld.
"The blueprint is built on the county's well-established hurricane emergency plan," Holfeld said.
"We are putting together strategies for alternative sites where we may be able to treat patients or manage patients," Freeman said.
The avian flu summit is set for April 5 and will include an update from Florida Secretary of Health Rony Francois.
Beyond the public awareness issues, Local 6 News reported that there will be a special announcement from federal representatives at the meeting.
Avian flu has already infected more than 175 people in the world, but there have been no cases reported in the United States.
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Source: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/ http://www.local6.com/firstnews/8408824/detail.html I did note that there was no mention for how many days you should be preparing for. At least this is a good start and it is one of the first mainstream media articles that is actively educating the public about preparing for BF.
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