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Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Influenza Outbreaks in Residential Care Facilities for Public Health Units in Australia

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide national best practice guidelines for staff of public health units for preventing, defining and managing outbreaks of influenza in Residential Care Facilities in Australia during interpandemic periods.

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Prepared by:
Interpandemic Influenza Working Group
Communicable Diseases Network Australia

Published by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
September 2005

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