Directory of H1N1 Swine Flu Resources

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H1N1 Swine Flu Resources

H1N1 Swine Flu Resources

2009 H1N1 Flu Outbreak Map - [New Window] - This is a Google map depicting confirmed and suspected cases of the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, with contributors from all over the world, from a variety of backgrounds (health, journalism, technology).

BioHealthBase - [New Window] - Provides a list of the flu strains that have been sequenced and are available in BioHealthBase with links to detailed sequence information. Also has aligned H1N1 swine flu sequences with H1N1 flu viruses isolated from swine and humans.

Cases of Human Swine Influenza in Canada - [New Window] - The Public Health Agency of Canada is committed to sharing information about the human swine influenza cases with Canadians. This page will be updated as PHAC receives confirmation of human swine influenza cases from provinces and territories.

CDC - H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) - [New Window] - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Find number of U.S. human cases of H1N1 flu infection.

Detecting influenza epidemics using search engine query data - [New Window] - One way to improve early detection is to monitor health-seeking behaviour in the form of queries to online search engines, which are submitted by millions of users around the world each day. Here we present a method of analysing large numbers of Google search queries to track influenza-like illness in a population. Because the relative frequency of certain queries is highly correlated with the percentage of physician visits in which a patient presents with influenza-like symptoms, we can accurately estimate the current level of weekly influenza activity in each region of the United States, with a reporting lag of about one day.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Novel Influenza Virus A(H1N1) Portal - [New Window] - ECDC Novel Influenza Virus A(H1N1) Portal.

Experimental Flu Trends for Mexico - [New Window] - We've created experimental estimates of flu activity in Mexico using aggregated search data. Unlike Google Flu Trends for U.S., Experimental Flu Trends for Mexico was not built using historical data on flu symptoms. This means the models have not been checked against actual historic flu data from Mexico and thus the estimates you see for Mexico are unverified. The models for Mexico are based on aggregated search queries likely to be associated with influenza-like illness (ILI).

Google Flu Trends - [New Window] - We've found that certain search terms are good indicators of flu activity in the United States. Google Flu Trends uses aggregated Google search data to estimate possible flu activity at a state level in near real-time

Google Insights for Search Web Search Volume: Swine Flu - [New Window] - Check regional interest for swine flu and search terms related to swine flu from the United States over the last 30 days.

Health Protection Agency UK - [New Window] - Updates on confirmed swine flu cases in England.

Influenza Virus Resource - [New Window] - 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.

Mapping the Swine Flu Discussion on Facebook - [New Window] - Take a look at how discussion of the swine flu on Facebook continues to grow and varies depending on geography. Screenshots come from Lexicon, a tool for spotting language trends on Facebook.

Pan American Health Organization Swine Flu Portal - [New Window] - PAHO is a technical cooperation agency on public health, acting as a Regional Office for the World Health Organization in the Americas and also as part of the Inter-American System.

Swine Flu H1N1 Outbreak and Migration Map - [New Window] - From Live Search. Map of 2009 Swine Flu H1N1 outbreaks and migration paths reported from news and government agencies. The map lists reported dates and paths of infected persons traveling.

Swine Flu In Real Time - [New Window] - Real time search engine, posting photos and posts from sites like Twitter, WordPress, Flickr and more.

The American Lung Association's Flu Clinic Locator Site - [New Window] - To find a Flu Clinic in your area, enter your zip code into the Flu Clinic Locator. You will get the date, times, address, and phone number of the Clinics offering flu shots near you, as well as a map showing where the Clinic is located. The American Lung Association updates the Locator daily, so you will always get the most up-to-date Flu Clinic information.

Wikipedia 2009 Swine Flu Outbreak Guide - [New Window] - Wikipedia provides in depth information about the h1n1 swine flu outbreak.

World Health Organization Influenza A(H1N1) - [New Window] - WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic. Information on this page tracks the evolving situation and provides access to both technical guidelines and information useful for the general public. Up-to-date numbers of cases are included in the most recent disease outbreak.

Yahoo! Health - [New Window] - Frequent questions and their answers. The best defense right now? Stay on top of the news.

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