Department of Microbiology, Western Diagnostic Pathology, Perth, WA, Australia.
Med J Aust. 2010 Jan 18;192(2):102-4. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03430.x.
Australian federal and state governments were advised several years ago that an influenza pandemic would overwhelm Australian public reference laboratories. It was proposed at the time that currently underused capacity in the private sector be used to enhance pandemic responses. The current outbreak of pandemic influenza has confirmed the predictions of advisors from the private sector. Future official pandemic plans should be adjusted to take into account these observations.
数年前，澳大利亚联邦和州政府就已接到通知，称一场流感大流行将使澳大利亚公共参考实验室不堪重负。当时有人提议利用私营部门目前未充分利用的能力来增强大流行应对能力。目前大流行性流感的爆发证实了私营部门顾问的预测。未来的官方大流行计划应进行调整，以考虑到这些意见。
