Library Resources For Swine Flu
Human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection have been identified in the United States. Human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection also have been identified internationally.
Investigations are ongoing to determine the source of the infection and whether additional people have been infected with swine influenza viruses.
Source: Centers for Disease Control
Links to Official H1N1 Flu Information
International
- Pan American Health Organization coverage of Swine Flu.
- World Health Organization Swine Flu information.
United States
- CDC Influenza Page - Current information on the flu situation. Also follow the page's What's New feed.
- @CDCEmergency - The CDCs emergency response twitter page.
- @H1N1Info - The CDCs swine flu specific twitter page.
- Enviro-Health Links: Swine Flu from the Specialized Information Services of the National Library of Medicine.
- Homeland Security Response to H1N1 Flu.
- MedlinePlus Swine Flu topic page.
- PandemicFlu.gov - U.S. Government swine, avian and pandemic flu information. (News Releases)
Texas
- Texas Department of State Health Services Swine Flu information.
- Texas Education Agency Swine Flu Related Information, including school closings.
Clinical Information & Research Resources
- CABI Global Health database covering international public health (free access from CABI)
- CDC Clinical Guidance on Swine Flu.
- DynaMed Clinical Summary on Swine Influenza (free access from EBSCO).
- Influenza Virus Resource provides sequences from NIAID Influenza Genome Sequencing Project.
Datos importantes sobre la influenza porcina desde la CDC.
Información sobre la situación en México:
- Secretaría de Salud: "Alerta preventiva por brote de Influenza" con medidas preventivas
- Presidencia de la República: "Recomendaciones para prevenir el contagio de Influenza"
- Presidencia de la República: "Foro en línea para conocer información sobre el brote de Influenza en México" RSS
- H1N1 Swine Flu Cases Map by Henry Neiman (via)
- Swine Flu Migration Map
- Swine Flu Information in iGoogle by UM Health Sciences Libraries
- CABI Swine Flu Dashboard collection of dynamic resources developed in Netvibes by CABI
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