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Avian Flu Resources

Business Continuity Planning

Aon provides an Avian Influenza Pandemic Resource Guide, but registration is required for access to publications
http://www.aon.com/about/news/newsroom/issues/avian_flu.jsp

Avian Flu: What to Expect and How Companies Can Prepare for It, March 8, 2006 - University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1402

Ernst & Young
CrossCurrents, Summer 2006, pages 2-9
Includes three articles, two about the impact of avian flu on the insurance industry, one on vaccine and antiviral capabilities:
Avian Flu: Bracing for a Pandemic
Preparing for a Worst-Case Scenario
Avian Flu: Vaccine and Antiviral Capabilities

Ernst & Young – Preparing for a Pandemic: Surviving Through Business as Usual

Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security, Statement on Preparations for "Avian Flu," January 24, 2006 Includes issues for consideration regarding preparations for "Avian Flu"
http://www.fsscc.org/reports/avianflu.html

Harvard Business Review - "Preparing for a Pandemic," May 2006. Thirteen short pieces written by 12 authors, including information on legal and communication issues. To purchase:
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml;jsessionid=
OULSO0YNJS4DMAKRGWDR5VQBKE0YIISW?id=F0605A

Human Development Company – Avian Flu Pandemic: A Workplace Planning Guide
Includes suggestions on containment and contact management.
http://www.humandev.com/Dot_LatestNewsExec.asp?Dotidscroll=23

It's Not Flu as Usual: What Businesses Need to Know About Pandemic Flu Planning - Brochure from the Trust for America's Health
http://healthyamericans.org/reports/flu/brochures/FluBrochure.pdf

Managing Bird Flu: Pandemic Business Continuity Plans, Asian Issues Management Paper, January 2006
http://www.imaasia.com/BirdFluIMA%20Asia_Jan06.pdf

Marsh—Avian Flu: Preparing for a Pandemic, Risk Alert January 2006
Includes insurance coverage questions
http://solutions.marsh.com/pandemic/documents/avianflu20051228.pdf

Medisys—Avian Influenza Business Continuity Issues
A list of 31 steps to take
http://www.medisys.ca/features/avian_flu/business-continuity-en.pdf

Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
Preparing for a Pandemic: Avian Flu and your Pension Plans, Point of View
http://www.mercer.com/avianflu

Mercer Human Resource Consulting (Canada)
The Emerging Global Pandemic: Human Resource Implications
http://www.mercerhr.com/avianflu

Mercer – Global Pandemic: Don’t just survive—come out with a competitive advantage, Spring 2006
http://www.mercerhr.com/avianflu

Operational Risk: How Will Businesses and the Public Cope with an Avian Flu Pandemic?
Marsh Risk Consulting
http://www.marshriskconsulting.com/st/PDEv_C_371_SC_228136_NR_306_PI_771348.htm