Stewart Simonson, Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Eve Slater, MD, former Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Rick Smith, MD, Office of Special Programs, Healthcare Emergency Preparedness, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Kanta Subbarao, MD, Senior Investigator, Respiratory Viruses Section, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Susan C. Trock, DVM, MPH, DACVPM (Epi), New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

Clara Witt, VMD, MPH, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance System, U.S. Department of Defense

Front Matter (R1-R18)

Summary and Assessment (1-56)

1 The Story of Influenza (57-114)

2 Today (115-140)

3 Toward Preparedness: Opportunities and Obstacles (141-221)

4 Strategies for Controlling Avian Influenza Birds and Mammals (222-253)

5 Emerging Technical Tools (254-314)

6 Beyond Biomedical Response (315-372)

Appendix A: Pandemic Influenza: Assessing Capabilities for Prevention and Response (373-380)

Appendix B: Selected Bibliography (381-387)

Appendix C: The Critical Path to New Medical Products (388-389)

Appendix D: Forum Members, Speakers, and Staff Biographies (390-412)