HHS Declares Public Health Emergency for Swine Flu
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/04/20090426a.html
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a nationwide public health emergency declaration in response to recent human infections with a newly discovered swine influenza A (swine flu) virus.

From the CDC
CDC is working closely with state and local health departments as well as with health officials in Mexico, Canada and the World Health Organization to investigate the human cases of swine influenza. It is important to communicate that there is no human influenza pandemic at this time, but preparation and planning for pandemic influenza is critical.
Swine Influenza (Flu) page from CDC http://cdc.gov/swineflu/
CDC Briefing on Public Health Investigation of Human Cases of Swine Influenza - April 24th at 2:30PM ET http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2009/t090424.htm
Swine Flu video podcast http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=11226
CDC on Twitter http://twitter.com/cdcemergency.
RSS feed on Swine Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/?s_cid=tw_epr_54
CDC Health Advisory April 25, 2009
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/pdf/HAN_042509.pdf

World Health Organization http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

-Chart: steps required to confirm suspected cases of swine fu - NYC Health Dept http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pr2009/pr015-09.shtml

Health Map: Global Disease alert map http://www.healthmap.org/en
Health Map on Twitter http://twitter.com/healthmap

NPR Q&A: Basic Information About Swine Flu http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103506962
Includes the difference between epidemic and pandemic

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