Reflections on the UK's approach to the 2009 swine flu pandemic: conflicts between national government and the local management of the public health response.
The first cases of swine flu in the UK were detected on 27th April 2009. Two weeks later Birmingham became a "hotspot" for the HIN1 pandemic in England. This paper describes the experiences of local public health agencies during the pandemic and the problems encountered when trying to work...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2012
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