Swine Flu Information

Swine Flu (H1N1) has received an enormous amount of news coverage in recent days as cases have been reported in Mexico, California, Kansas, New York, Ohio, and Texas. The following resources may be useful to learn more about this virus:

• CDC: Swine Flu webpage
• CDC Health Advisory: Investigation and Interim Recommendations: Swine Influenza (H1N1)
• Update: Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Infections—California and Texas, April 2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) April 24, 2009 / Vol. 58 / Dispatch;1-3

The National Library of Medicine has developed a webpage linking to a variety of information resources on the swine flu including federal resources (CDC, Department of State, Department of Agriculture, etc.), international resources (WHO, PAHO, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, etc.), genetic sequence information, maps, NLM searches, veterinary resources, and information in Spanish.

You can also be notified as new swine flu information becomes available or is updated:

• CDC’s Twitter feed
• CDC’s Swine Flu RSS feed