Human cases of Swine Influenza A virus infection (swine flu) have recently been identified in the United States. This strain of swine flu has killed more than 80 people in Mexico and infected at least 1300 more. U.S. cases of this disease have been milder and only one patient has been hospitalized. As of today (4/27/09), there are 20 reported cases of swine flu in the U.S.
The U.S. has declared a Public Health Emergency over this issue. The following is a list of resources that can help you stay current on this possible pandemic:
CDC Swine Flu Investigation: Reports the number and locations of identified human swine flu infections. Also accessible through RSS or embedded widget.
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm
Pandemic Flu.gov: A government resource that provides up-to-date news stories and a history of pandemics in the U.S.
World Health Organization Avian Flu Tracker: Reports cases of avian flu by location and includes frequent situation updates.
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/
Guidance for Clinicians and Public Health Professionals about dealing with swine flu: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance/
CDC’s guidelines for preventing swine flu infections and tips for people living in infected areas:
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm
CDC on Twitter: Keep up with the latest emergency updates by following CDC on Twitter.
http://twitter.com/cdcemergency
Track swine flu on Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&ll=47.100045,9.316406&spn=34.792294,79.101563&t=h&z=4
National Library of Medicine: Contains information from several US and international agencies and organizations, treatment information, genetic sequence data, information in Spanish, searches of PubMed & the NLM Catalog, and more.
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/swineflu.html
