H1N1/Swine Flu Resource Guide

Librarian
Name: Margaret Henderson
Phone: (804) 628-2714
Email: mehenderson@vcu.edu

 

H1N1 Flu Update - from VCU University Student Health Services

National and International Sites

flu.gov from Health and Human Services, a US government site that pulls together H1N1, avian and pandemic flu information.

CDC Swine Influenza. Official information and links to news from the Centers for Disease Control

CDC Swine Influenza (Flu) | Guidance for Clinicians & Public Health Professionals.

Influenza porcina (gripe porcina) Datos importantes. Spanish language Swine Flu information from the CDC.

Swine influenza A (H1N1) Information from the World Health Organization tracks the evolving situation and provides access to both technical guidelines and information useful for the general public.

Swine Influenza Frequently Asked Question. from the World Health Organization.

PandemicFlu.gov. One-stop access to U.S. Government swine, avian and pandemic flu information.

Tools and Resources for Influenza Preparedness Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

MedlinePlus: Swine Flu. Consumer information from the National Library of Medicine

Swine Flu - Links to resources about Swine Flu, including transmission, prevention, treatment, and genetic makeup. Information for health professionals from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

Swine influenza - Evidence-based medicine information from DynaMed (they are providing free access to this entry, although database access is normally a subscription)

Genomic data on the H1N1 (aka swine flu) virus. from NCBI

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) 2009 H1N1 Flu Virus Outbreak page

European Centre for disease prevention and control - ECDC home page. Swine flu information can be found on the home page.

 

Virginia Information

Virginia Department of Health. Swine flu alerts are on the home page.

Health Alert from the Virginia State Health Commissioner.Letter for health professionals covering necessary procedures.

Pandemic Influenza resources from the VDH, including links to planning information.

 

News and News Feeds

Press Briefing on Swine Influenza with Department of Homeland Security, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and White House

CDC Press Briefing transcripts – April 27, 2009

CDC Emergency (CDCemergency) on Twitter.

Swine flu creates controversy on Twitter - CNN.com. Make sure you are getting reliable information about swine flue and other health concerns.

CDC Swine Flu | What's New.

CDC - Influenza (Flu) | How to Add the CDC Swine Flu RSS Feed.

Global Issues in Context - Swine Flu - collected news stories from Gale Cenage Learning

Swine Flu tab for iGoogle created by Patricia Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries at University of Michigan.

 

Blogs

H5N1 News and resources about Avian and Swine Flu

New NPR blog – Flu Shots

Aetiology blog written by an assistant professor of epidemiology

Effect Measure blog written by public health scientists and practitioners

Liberating the Literature blog entry on Swine Influenze - a collection of links by the developers of the TRIP database (Turning Research into Practice)

Wall Street Journal has set up a daily tracker blog

 

Maps

H1N1 Swine Flu - Google Maps.

Swine Flu HealthMap | Global disease alert map.

 

Articles

All H1N1 (swine flu) related articles published in PNAS are now freely available online

Pandemic Influenza: A Guide to Recent Institute of Medicine Studies and Workshops

American Society for Microbiology - H1N1 articles from the last 6 months are free (older articles are already free)

BioMed Central Influenza Gateway - BioMed Central continues to publish research investigating the H1N1 virus and has now compiled a collection of recently published research articles, commentaries, reviews and editorials relating to H1N1.

H1N1 Influenza Center - from New England Journal of Medicine contains original research reports and commentary, as well as news updates, policy information, articles on past influenza epidemics, and an interactive map of H1N1 influenza cases worldwide

Influenza: Evidence Based Medicine Portal from EBSCO

Other Useful Sites

Swine Flu - animated video from BrainPOP for school age children.

H1N1 Flu Resource Centre - from Lancet.com

H1N1 Update from NursingCenter - " Review key facts, stay in-the-know about WHO alerts, get the latest drug recommendations for treatment and prophylaxis, and more."

Flu Wiki