See also Twitter "Swine flu" updates or Pat Andersen's iGoogle Swineflu tab

In April 2009, the Swine flu exploded onto the international scene with intense interest generated in the media and blogosphere. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has taken a lead with respect to information dissemination, and with its international partners - including Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada - explains what people can do to keep informed and to protect themselves when travelling.

In Canada, as of April 26th, there were 6 confirmed national cases, two in British Columbia and four in Nova Scotia. (For general information, see the PHAC Factsheet).

Canada

• Swine Flu under surveillance in BC
  • http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2009HSERV0047-000936.pdf

• HealthLink BC at 8-1-1, 24 hours a day/seven days a week

• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) - Human Swine Influenza
  • http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine_200904-eng.php

• PHAC Travel Advisories
  • http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/hharch-eng.php

• Fight Flu site - Health Canada
  • http://www.fightflu.ca/index-eng.html

Canadian news outlets

• CTV News - What is Swine Flu?
  • http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090424/swine_flu_090424/20090424?hub=Health

• Google news search on "Swine flu & Canada"
  • http://news.google.ca/news?um=1&ned=ca&hl=en&q=swine+flu+canada

• Google maps
  • http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&z=2

• HealthMap tracks all kinds of outbreaks:
  • http://www.healthmap.org/en

United States

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) maintains a web page on Swine Flu and is kept updated with recent facts.

• • http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

• RSS feed on Swine Flu:
  • http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/?s_cid=tw_epr_54

• CDC Health Advisory
  • http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/pdf/HAN_042509.pdf

• CDC on Twitter:
  • http://twitter.com/cdcemergency

• Transcript of April briefing at CDC:
  • http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2009/t090424.htm?s_cid=tw_epr_53

Recent CDC articles on swine flu

• Update: Swine Influena A (H1N1) Infections - - California and Texas, April 2009
  • http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58d0424a1.htm MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 Apr 24; 58:1-3.

• Swine Influenza A (H1N1) infection in two children--Southern California, March-April 2009 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 Apr 24;58(15):400-2.
  • http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58d0421a1.htm