Earth Current H1N1 (Swine Flu) Special

 

Background Information

National Geographic News - H1N1 Facts

Encyclopedia Britannica - H1N1

WebMD - H1N1 FAQ

CDC - H1N1 General Information

CDC and Flu.gov Resources

H1N1

CDC H1N1 site

CDC H1N1 situation update

State Health Department H1N1 Websites

FDA H1N1

Infectious Diseases Society of America - H1N1

Seasonal Influenza

Flu.gov

Latest Flu Research from Flu.gov

CDC Seasonal Flu site

FluView - Current flu activity

 

International Sources

CDC International Situation Update <

European Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Pandemic (H1N1) 2009

European Influenza Surveillance Network

WHO - H1N1 (Swine Flu)
See also "pandemic alert" phases and WHO's FAQ's about the outbreak

UN - Influenza and the Pandemic Threat portal

FluWatch - Public Health Agency of Canada

Pan American Health Organization - H1N1

Chronologies and Updates

CDC H1N1 Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Reports

Guardian chronology

Nature News Swine Flu chronology

CDC Weekly Situation Updates

CDC Novel H1N1 Flu: History of the outbreak

Science Magazine - Swine Flu Day by Day

Practical Information

CDC - H1N1 Flu and Travel

CDC - H1N1 and You

Health and Human Services - Information for individuals and families

Wash your hands with soap and clean running water. Visit www.cdc.gov/h1n1 for more information.

 

History of Influenza Pandemics

History of the 1918 Flu Pandemic - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 - National Archives

1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics - CDC

1918 Influenza Pandemic Portal - Nature Magazine

Related National Geographic Stories

Deadly Contact: How Animals and Humans Exchange Disease (NGM, Oct. 2007)

Bird Flu Takes Wing NGM 2006 March

Tracking the Next Killer Flu (NGM, Oct. 2005)

Virus that Caused a Calamity (NGM Nov. 1999)

Disease Detectives: Stalking the World's Epidemics (NGM, Jan. 1991)

See the NG Publications Index for information on additional content.

Pandemic Flu

Pandemic Flu (U.S. Gov)

Virginia Department of Health - Pandemic Flu

World Health Organization (WHO) Influenza Portal

Disease Outbreak News

Red Cross - Pandemic Flu

Center for Infections Disease Research and Policy University of Minnesota - Influenza

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Influenza

UN - Influenza and the Pandemic Threat portal

UN System Influenza Coordination

New Scientist - Epidemics and Pandemics

Global Viral Forecasting Initiative -- Run by National Geographic grantee Nathan Wolfe.

Maps

HealthMap - Global Disease Alert Map

Map of all (Swine Flu) cases in 2009 outbreak (Google Maps mashup)

Google Maps - Flu Trends

CDC - Weekly Flu Map (U.S.)

WHO - Flunet (Global Atlas)

European Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Fatalities Pandemic (H1N1) 2009

FluTracker - Rhiza Labs

Media Portals

Google News H1N1

Reuters - H1N1

BBC - H1N1

Wall Street Journal - H1N1

NPR - H1N1 blog

USA Today - H1N1

The Guardian - H1N1

Nature News - H1N1

CNN News H1N1 portal

New England Journal of Medicine - H1N1

Science Magazine Insider - H1N1

Scientific American Guide to the Swine Flu

Disaster Relief and Preparedness

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Pandemic Influenza plan

Assisting in an Emergency - How to volunteer

International Federation of the Red Cross / Cresent - H1N1

WHO Pandemic Preparedness

Flu.gov - Pandemic planning for professionals and businesses


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© National Geographic Society Library, 2009. Compiled by Suzan Eaton, Alyson Foster, Cathy Hunter, Michael Jourdan and Krista Mantsch.