Pandemic Influenza Page

Welcome to the University of Michigan Pandemic Influenza Page. This page is an overview of our response plan should a pandemic influenza occur. The University of Michigan has developed comprehensive plans for protecting the safety and well-being of our students, staff and faculty in the event of large-scale pandemic flu infections or any other major epidemic of an infectious disease.    

Experts at the World Health Organization and elsewhere believe that the world is now closer to another influenza pandemic than at any time since 1968, when the last of the previous century's three pandemics occurred.

 Introduction

• Historical Trends 
• Current Threat
• Flu and Vaccination
• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
• Colds and Other Upper Respiratory Infections
• News

Assumptions

• General Assumptions
• University of Michigan Specific Assumptions

Projections

• Projections Based on 1918 Pandemic
• Projections Based on 1968 Pandemic

University Core Functions During a Pandemic

• People
• Health Care
• Research
• Academics
• Facilities
• Community 

UM Pandemic Influenza Response - Click Here for the Word Document

• The Infectious Hazards Planning Group
• The Phases of a Pandemic 
• The UM Plan

Academics and Research

• Undergraduate Studies
• Graduate Studies
• University of Michigan-Dearborn
• University of Michigan-Flint

Press Release

Flu Resources

• World Health Organization
• PandemicFlu.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Michigan Department of Community Health

Other UM Flu Planning Sites

• UM Occupational Safety and Environmental Health -Business Continuity Planning
• UM International Travel Information and Registry