==> Current H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Articles in PubMed <==
Click the following link to run a basic search in PubMed for current articles on H1N1 flu: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=swine AND (flu OR influenza OR h1n1) AND "last 1 year"[edat]&otool=nihlib
==> Swine Influenza and MICROMEDEX® <==
"In response to the recent outbreak of Swine Influenza (H1N1), Thomson Reuters has updated the MICROMEDEX drug, disease, and patient education content to reflect the most recent CDC guidelines published on 4/27/09." (From the press release) Updated content includes the monographs for Oseltamivir (Tamiflu); Zanamivir (Relenza); Amantadine (Symmetrel); and Rimantadine (Flumadine). See Swine Influenza and MICROMEDEX for details.
MICROMEDEX is available through the NIH Library Databases webpage.
==> Swine flu: free access to world-renowned public health database <==
"CABI today has announced free access to its specialist Global Health database, the definitive database for public health information, to assist in the battle against swine flu - www.cabdirect.org/globalhealth.
Simultaneously CABI has developed a 'swine flu dashboard' that brings together up-to-the-minute information on the virus (http://www.netvibes.com/cabialerts). The 'dashboard' includes resources from CABI and critical advice from key health organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC)." (From the news release)
==> Swine Flu Information via iGoogle Tab <==
Add a Swine Flu tab to your iGoogle home page to track developments of the outbreak. The tab combines RSS feeds, CDC Emergency Text Messages and Swine Flu Updates, flu maps, Twitter posts, and other sources. See http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/hsl/archives/2009/04/swine_flu_infor.html for instructions (developed by Patricia Anderson, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan).
LIST OF RESOURCES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Tools and Resources for Influenza Preparedness: http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/swineflu.htm
"The United States, as well as other countries, has confirmed cases of swine influenza (sw H1N1) virus infection. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), working together with other U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies, provides the following information and resources to support efforts to address this outbreak." (From the website)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Swine Flu
CDC - Influenza (Flu) | Swine Influenza (Flu): http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
This site is updated with recent facts on swine flu, including the number of confirmed cases, as well as links to press briefings, reports, and guidance for professionals.
Interim CDC Guidance for Nonpharmaceutical Community Mitigation in Response to Human Infections with Swine Influenza (H1N1) Virus (April 28, 2009): http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/mitigation.htm
Interim Guidance—Pregnant Women and Swine Influenza: Considerations for Clinicians (April 28, 2009): http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/clinician_pregnant.htm?s_cid=tw_epr_79
CDC Health Advisory: Investigation and Interim Recommendations: Swine Influenza (H1N1) (April 25, 2009): http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/pdf/HAN_042509.pdf
CDC Briefing on Public Health Investigation of Human Cases of Swine Influenza (April 24, 2009): http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2009/t090424.htm?s_cid=tw_epr_53
Update: Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Infections - California and Texas, April 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 Apr 24; 58 (Dispatch); 1-3. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58d0424a1.htm
Swine Influenza A (H1N1) infection in two children--Southern California, March-April 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 Apr 21; 58 (Dispatch); 1-3. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58d0421a1.htm
CDC Emergency (CDCemergency) on Twitter: http://twitter.com/cdcemergency
CDC Swine Flu RSS Feed: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/?s_cid=tw_epr_54
CDC Travel Notices: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/notices.aspx
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
IOM President releases free electronic edition of The Swine Flu Affair, offering lessons from the 1976 swine flu scare [Richard Neustadt and Harvey Fineberg. The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-Making on a Slippery Disease. (1976)]: http://www.iom.edu/CMS/65954.aspx
"In 1976, a small group of soldiers at Fort Dix were infected with a swine flu virus that was deemed similar to the virus responsible for the great 1918-19 world-wide flu pandemic. The U.S. government initiated an unprecedented effort to immunize every American against the disease. While a qualified success in terms of numbers reached-more than 40 million Americans received the vaccine-the disease never reappeared. The program was marked by controversy, delay, administrative troubles, legal complications, unforeseen side effects and a progressive loss of credibility for public health authorities. In the waning days of the flu season, the incoming Secretary of what was then the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Joseph Califano, asked Richard Neustadt and Harvey Fineberg to examine what happened and to extract lessons to help cope with similar situations in the future. The result was their report, The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-Making on a Slippery Disease." (From the website)
National Library of Medicine/National Center for Biotechnology Information
Enviro-Health Links - Swine Flu: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/swineflu.html
Comprehensive resource for health professionals on Federal Response, International Resources, Genetic Sequence Information, PubMed Searches, Veterinary Resources, and Información en Español. Maintained by the Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division.
Influenza Virus Resource: Information, Search and Analysis: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/FLU/SwineFlu.html
"Influenza Virus Resource presents data obtained from the NIAID Influenza Genome Sequencing Project as well as from GenBank, combined with tools for flu sequence analysis and annotation. In addition, it provides links to other resources that contain flu sequences, publications and general information about flu viruses." (From the website)
MedlinePlus: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/swineflu.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
PandemicFlu.gov: http://pandemicflu.gov/
"One-stop access to U.S. Government swine, avian and pandemic flu information." (From the website)
World Health Organization
World Health Organization | Swine influenza: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
Other Information Sources
Avian/Pandemic Influenza Daily Digest: http://aidailydigest.blogspot.com/
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: http://ecdc.europa.eu/
Google Flu Trends: http://www.google.org/flutrends/
H1N1 Swine Flu - 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=2
HealthMap | Global Disease Alert Map: http://healthmap.org/en
HealthMap aggregates news feeds from the World Health Organization, Google News, ProMED, and elsewhere to map disease outbreaks. It includes a visual heat index to help understand the severity of a situation. To limit the display to influenza-related news, select only the "Influenza" box under "Diseases, last 30 days."
HealthMap.org (healthmap) on Twitter: http://twitter.com/healthmap
ProMED-mail: http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f?p=2400:1000
"The global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases & toxins, open to all sources. ProMED-mail, the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases." (From the website)
Wikipedia: Swine influenza: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_flu
Wikipedia: 2009 swine flu outbreak: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_flu
If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact Alicia Livinski, Informationist/Biomedical Librarian (301-594-6423, livinska@mail.nih.gov) or Reference & Information Services (301-496-1080, nihlibrary@nih.gov).
Webpage Created: April 27, 2009
Webpage Modified: May 3, 2009