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Tool for Influenza Pandemic Risk Assessment

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The Tool for Influenza Pandemic Risk Assessment (TIPRA), is a tool developed by the World Health Organization’s Global Influenza Program.[1] It was created with the purpose to obtain and improved approach to support the risk assessment of influenza viruses with potential to result in pandemics.[2] TIPRA was modelled after the Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT), an evaluation tool developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[2]

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  1. ^ Burke, Stephen A.; Trock, Susan C. (2018). "Use of Influenza Risk Assessment Tool for Prepandemic Preparedness". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 24 (3): 471–477. doi:10.3201/eid2403.171852. PMC 5823356. PMID 29460739.
  2. ^ a b "TIPRA Frequently Asked Questions, March 2017". who.int. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2020.