Getting a grip on Swine influenza A (H1N1)
Posted by otterman on 30 April 2009
I just posted “Communicating the Swine influenza A (H1N1) crisis” at The Biology Refugia and I indicate the main sources of information I typically examine in such situations in order to get a grip on the situation.
Three highlights are:
[1] @CDC Emergency
I was pointed to this twitter account by Kevin. The last tweet yesterday said, “CDC reminds you that you can NOT get swine flu from eating pork.” Hilarious but also sad.
[2] The Just-in-time Swine influenza lecture, one of two sources of reliable, summarised slideshows:
“Just-in-Time Lecture: Swine influenza A (H1N1) Outbreak in US & Mexico: Potential for a Pandemic,” by Rashid A. Chotani. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). Updated daily. The html and powerpoint versions are available at the WHO Collaborating Center, University of Pittsburgh, Supercourse site.
[3] The MOH flu
This slideshow will probably be updated daily and includes local status information. It is nestled in the Ministry of Health’s webpage:
