The emergence of several new human Swine Flu cases reported in the media has generated a good deal of publicity. Here are some CDC and WHO information resources that are frequently updated with Swine Flu outbreak and mitigation developments:

CDC web page on Swine Flu. This site is kept updated with recent facts and status on Swine Flu. There is a link on the page to the facts and figures about the current investigation. http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

Public health emergency declaration in response to recent human infections with a newly discovered swine influenza A (swine flu) virus. http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/phe_swh1n1.html.

Transcript of the April 26 CDC Briefing on Public Health Investigation of Human Cases of Swine Influenza: http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=11270&s_cid=cs_000_sw

A transcript of the April 24 press briefing about the Swine Flu situation is located at: http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2009/t090424.htm?s_cid=tw_epr_53

A new Swine Flu topic page on MedlinePlus is now live at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/swineflu.html

You can also add the following RSS feed on Swine Flu to your feed reader to get regular updates: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/?s_cid=tw_epr_54

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

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

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

Recent articles in the MMWR on swine flu in California: Update: Swine Influena A (H1N1) Infections - - California and Texas, April 2009 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 Apr 24; 58(Dispath);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 24;58(15):400-2.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58d0421a1.htm

Swine Flu guidance documents for clinicians and public health professionals: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance/

HHS Swine Flu widget: http://www.hhs.gov/web/library/index.html

Three ways to stay current on Swine Flu and Avian Influenza News events:

1. RSS Feed: http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/32957440.rss
2. Website: http://aidailydigest.blogspot.com/
3. Twitter: Go http://twitter.com and sign up. Once logged in, open
   another tab go to http://search.twitter.com/ search for “AIDigest” and
   click follow.”

CDC also has a Twitter feed that contains updates on the Swine Flu: http://twitter.com/cdcemergency

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