Public Health Agency of Canada Expert Panel on Avian Influenza A(H5Nx) in Canada: Overview

As part of the federal government's continued commitment to engaging scientific and public health expertise from diverse disciplinary perspectives and the best available evidence, the Public Health Agency of Canada's Chief Public Health Officer of Canada and the Chief Science Officer have established the Public Health Agency of Canada's Expert Panel on Avian Influenza A(H5Nx).

A series of meetings are being held to enable access to and engagement of scientific and public health expertise from diverse disciplinary perspectives and knowledge to best inform the Canadian public health response to avian influenza A(H5Nx). Topics of discussion will include:

• the evolving science and research agenda
• public health actions to date
• emerging priorities
• outstanding knowledge gaps

For any questions or inquiries please contact the Public Health Agency of Canada Avian Influenza A(H5Nx) Expert Panel Secretariat: ocsosec.bcscsec@phac-aspc.gc.ca.