Human Swine Flu Information

Looking for accurate and current information about Swine Flu? Globally, WHO (World Health Organization) is coordinating both information dissemination and measures to contain and treat the disease.  Nationally, CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) will be collecting data through state health departments.

WHO Human Swine Flu website
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

WHO Disease Outbreak News  http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/

WHO Swine Flu Questions and Answers
http://www.who.int/csr/swine_flu/swine_flu_faq.pdf (This is a nice pdf that can be printed as a handout)

CDC Human Swine Influenza Information Page http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm   (Scroll down the page to the inset box, "General Information", and see the brochure http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/pdf/brochure.pdf )

SC DHEC Swine Flu website http://www.scdhec.gov/flu/swine-flu.htm with a link to the Health Alert Network http://www.scdhec.gov/health/disease/han/notifications.htm

Links provided by Elaine Sandberg, SC State Library Government Documents Librarian.

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