To report dead or sick birds (five or more with no obvious cause) call the Alaska Interagency Avian Influenza hotline at 1-866-5-BRDFLU (1-866-527-3358). Do not handle birds found sick or dead.
The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Flu epidemics occur every year or two years when a flu virus undergoes a small genetic change, just enough that many people are susceptible to infection. Severe illness and death during annual influenza epidemics is most common among the elderly and person with underlying medical conditions.
DHSS Section of Epidemiology's Influenza Information Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
General Pandemic Influenza Brochure Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Influenza Fact Sheet Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Recommendations to Prevent the Spread of Influenza Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
What Can I Do To Avoid Catching the Flu (Influenza)? Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Recommendations to Prevent the Spread of Influenza in Homes, Schools and Daycares Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Influenza: Questions & Answers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advice for Care-givers of Children Less Than 6 Months Old Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cough Hygiene Minnesota Department of Health
For public health questions, human health concerns or planning for pandemic flu, call 1-888-9Panflu (1-888-972-6358) or Anchorage residents can call the local line: (907) 334-2292.
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