Pandemic H1N1 & H5N1 Influenza Resources

Windsor and Essex County

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
Public health programs keep our community healthy by promoting improved health, preventing disease and injury, controlling threats to human life and function, and facilitating social conditions to ensure equal opportunity in attaining health for all. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, in partnership with other agencies, and health care providers, seeks to enable all Windsor and Essex County residents to be as healthy as possible.

Canada

The H1N1 vaccine race: Can we beat the pandemic? by the Canadian Medical Association (CMAJ)
Canada proudly claims to be the first nation with an influenza pandemic plan - a response, in part, to the lack of vaccine during the 1976 swine flu scare. We are told that there is a guaranteed supply of pandemic vaccine from a domestic source. But this is only the first step. The bigger issue is: Will we be able to immunize vunerable populations in time? Under the current plan, the answer is "No". Vaccines must pass a regulatory process for licensing, and Health Canada, the licensing authority, has decided to treat this virus like a new subtype rather than a variant H1N1 strain, requiring a more extensive review and a slower rollout.

Resources for health professionals on Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza
Resources for clinicians and patients on H1N1 2009 influenza, from the Canadian Paediatric Society and other health and government organizations. Questions, Answers and Resources on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza for health professionals, patients and families.

H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu) - Public Health Agency of Canada
Get the Facts on the H1N1 FLU VIRUS

Provincial Health Officer's H1N1 Site for the Physicians of B.C.
At the request of B.C.'s physicians, this web resource has been established to provide a centralised and ongoing source of current information about the emerging issues surrounding the novel H1N1 flu virus. Throughout the influenza season we will update and revise this information as necessary and also provide access to provincial- and health authority-specific information, including: Clinical Information, Epidemiology, Clinical impacts (hospitalizations, service changes), Pertinent information from the Medical Services Commission.

Pandemic Influenza - Public Health Agency of Canada
The pandemic H1N1 flu virus is different than regular seasonal flu. In spring 2009, the H1N1 flu virus emerged in North America. This is a new strain of influenza and because humans have little to no natural immunity to this virus, it can cause serious and widespread illness.

Pandémie d'influenza - Agence de la santé publique du Canada [Français]

British Columbia Pandemic Preparedness
British Columbia is working with provincial, national and international partners to plan and prepare for a possible influenza pandemic. This website provides information and tips to help individuals, local governments and businesses plan for an influenza pandemic, including public information materials, contacts and informational links.

Toronto Public Health
Toronto Public Health (TPH) works in many ways to improve the overall health of the population and to overcome health inequalities. We provide services to individuals and communities, and we advocate for public policies that make our city healthier. TPH services are funded by City Council and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. We are governed by the Board of Health, comprised of elected councillors and citizen representatives. We strive to make our services accessible and equitable to all residents of Toronto.

Pandemic Québec
Learn everything about influenza A(H1N1) in Québec : Epidemiological data and trends observed (Situation update), Flu virus and associated risks (What science knows), Flu prevention and care advice (I protect my health), Measures for the public (Public health measures), Measures for the workplace and the major networks (My day-to-day life and work), Gouvernement du Québec intervention framework and principles (Approaches an plans).

Pandémie Québec [Français]
Pour tout savoir sur la grippe A(H1N1) au Québec : Données épidémiologiques et tendances observées (État de situation), Virus de l'influenza et risques associés (Ce que sait la science), Conseils pour prévenir et soigner la grippe (Je protège ma santé), Mesures pour la population (Mesures de santé publique), Dispositions au travail et dans les grands réseaux (Vie quotidienne et travail), Cadre et principes d'intervention du gouvernement du Québec (Approches et plans de lutte).

Plan canadien de lutte contre la pandémie d'influenza dans le secteur de la santé

H1N1 Daily Media with Emphasis on Manitoba and Canada

A guide to H1N1 for parents
The Globe's public health reporter, André Picard, answers your questions about children and swine flu.

H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu) - Public Health Agency of Canada

Information and results for H5N1 | Information and results for H1N1
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Swine Flu - The Globe and Mail

Winnipeg Free Press

United Nations (UN)

United Nations (UN) Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat
The purpose of this portal is to bring news and information about Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat from across the UN system into one place. Since 2003, a devastating epidemic of avian influenza caused by the highly lethal H5N1 virus has predominately affected poultry flocks in many countries in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Over a hundred people that mainly had direct contact with infected birds have died; most cases have occurred in previously healthy children and young adults.

Influenza Pandemic: Your best defence is you.
Information from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The IFRC is the world's largest humanitarian organization with 186 member National Societies.

United Nations Pandemic Influenza Contingency (PIC) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
If there is an influenza or similar pandemic (a sudden global epidemic with a high infection rate and a high mortality rate), then many things will go wrong. This is mainly because many people will fall sick while others will stay home to avoid infection or care for their families (40 %?). Imagine running public buses without enough drivers. Imagine if the banks stopped working. Imagine if people, particularly poorer people, didn't get paid. Imagine if the food supply dried up. To deal with this situation we need to be prepared. This map-based system is designed to help us all get ready, by helping us see what basic things we need to do - and how ready we are to do them.

UN System Influenza Coordination (UNSIC)
UNSIC also works closely with the Pandemic Influenza Contingency under OCHA whose primary function is to facilitate and track readiness to mitigate the societal impact of the next influenza pandemic and report on the progress. The primary purpose of the this website is to provide information regarding UNSIC's activities to help the UN system work to its best effect in support of national, regional and global efforts to address the threats posed by AHI.

World Health Organization (WHO)

World Health Organization Home Page
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. In the 21st century, health is a shared responsibility, involving equitable access to essential care and collective defence against transnational threats.

Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza

Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009
World Health Organization, WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 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.

H5N1 Influenza (Avian Flu)

Avian influenza (H5N1)
World Health Organization, WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of H5N1 avian influenza 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.

United States (US)

CDC | NIAID | Clinical Trials

H2P: Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness
The US Government has recognized the critical potential of a pandemic threat and has joined with its global partners to help countries, especially those believed to be the most vulnerable, to prepare a response to an influenza pandemic. Called Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness - or H2P - this initiative's overall goal is to minimize the number of deaths from an influenza pandemic.

Children's Flu Center: Advice for parents
From The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO

CIDRAP Novel H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)
CIDRAP is a member of the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences, which aims to support work on the legal, ethical, and policy implications of problems in health, environment, and the life sciences. The Consortium coordinates among and builds on the strength of 17 centers and programs at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Vincent Racaniello's virology blog
I am your host at Virology blog - Vincent Racaniello Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology at Columbia University Medical Center. Why am I qualified to teach you virology? I have been studying viruses for over 30 years, starting in 1975, when I entered the Ph.D. program in Biomedical Sciences at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York. My thesis research, in the laboratory of Dr. Peter Palese, was focussed on influenza viruses.

Flu.gov (US)
Flu.gov provides comprehensive government-wide information on seasonal, H1N1 (swine), H5N1 (bird) and pandemic influenza for the general public, health and emergency preparedness professionals, policy makers, government and business leaders, school systems, and local communities.

FDA 2009 H1N1 (Swine) Flu Page
US Food and Drug Administration is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA plays a vital role on the team led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the fight against the 2009 H1N1 virus. The agency works closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, other federal government agencies, and global partners such as the World Health Organization and foreign governments to protect public health during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.

H1N1 resources for public media
U.S. health agencies expect a significant increase in H1N1 flu cases this fall and winter, and FluPortal.org is here to help public media stations cover the pandemic. FluPortal.org is a Corporation for Public Broadcasting-funded effort led by Public Radio Exchange in collaboration with NPR.

H1N1 Influenza Center
Information from the New England Journal of Medicine. Plus articles from our archive include descriptions of avian influenza A, the 1976 swine flu epidemic, the 1918-1919 influenza epidemic, and even the influenza epidemic of 1837. Also included are review articles on the management of seasonal influenza.

Nieman Guide to Covering Pandemic Flu
This Web site is a one-stop resource for reporters, editors and newsroom managers trying to navigate the complex and at times confusing details of the flu story. Most of the information is relevant for any influenza pandemic, extending beyond the 2009 H1N1 virus. It is written and edited by journalists, for journalists.

Pandemic Influenza: A Guide to Recent Institute of Medicine Studies and Workshops
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public. Established in 1970, the IOM is the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, which was chartered under President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Nearly 150 years later, the National Academy of Sciences has expanded into what is collectively known as the National Academies, which comprises the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Research Council, and the IOM.

Peter Osborn - Pandemic Preparedness
Peter has worked extensively with Dr. Tony Yardley-Jones to track the threats posed to business by pandemic influenza, and help management teams develop appropriate strategies for their organisations. Tony is a specialist in Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, and He has worked with international businesses for over 20 years in all aspects of occupational health. We concentrate on the issues for Management and business that might be expected to arise from a pandemic. These pages present our analysis of the trends that indicate where the A/H1N1 pandemic has got to and how it might progress.

PLoS Currents: Influenza
Open-access, online resource for rapid communication of new data, analyses, and idea. The current epidemic of swine-origin H1N1 influenza A virus highlights the need for the rapid exchange of scientific results and ideas. PLoS Currents: Influenza aims to enable this exchange by providing an open-access online resource for immediate, open communication and discussion of new scientific data, analyses, and ideas in the field of influenza. All content is moderated by an expert group of influenza researchers, but in the interest of timeliness, does not undergo in-depth peer review.

Risk = Hazard + Outrage: The Peter M. Sandman Risk Communication Website
Swine Flu Pandemic Communication Update

Swine Flu News
The New York Times

Swine Flu: Nature News
Nature is the world's foremost weekly scientific journal and is the flagship journal for Nature Publishing Group (NPG). Launched in 1869, its original mission statement still leads the Group as we develop publications, explore opportunities arising from new technology and serve a growing audience of readers:

Get Ready for Flu
Sponsored by the American Public Health Association, the Get Ready campaign works to help all Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all hazards, including pandemic flu, infectious diseases and other health emergencies. Visit our Web site at http://www.getreadyforflu.org for more information on the campaign.

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC.gov
www.cdc.gov is your online source for credible health information and is the official Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC is committed to achieving true improvements in people's health. CDC applies research and findings to improve people's daily lives and responds to health emergencies - something that distinguishes CDC from its peer agencies. Working with states and other partners, CDC provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent disease outbreaks (including bioterrorism), implement disease prevention strategies, and maintain national health statistics. CDC also guards against international disease transmission, with personnel stationed in more than 25 foreign countries.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. For more than 60 years, NIAID research has led to new therapies, vaccines, diagnostic tests, and other technologies that have improved the health of millions of people in the United States and around the world.

ClinicalTrials.gov A service of the US National Institutes of Health

ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals. A service of the US National Institutes of Health.

» ClinicalTrials.gov Search: H1N1

México

INFLUENZA PANDÉMICA: Curso de virus Influenza A (H1N1) disponible para todas las Instituciones
Se pone a disposición de todas las instituciones del país y la región el Curso "La Influenza A (H1N1)", diseñado por el Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México y que compila un conjunto de materiales de la OMS - OPS producidos durante la contingencia. Este curso es un objeto de aprendizaje autodirigido, que busca calificar al personal del primer nivel de atención para enfrentar de forma más efectiva al virus de la Influenza A (H1N1). Es de uso libre y para distribución gratuita. Algunos derechos han sido reservados bajo una Licencia Creative Commons y su uso y distribución deben acogerse a los principios del Código de Ética del Nodo México del CVSP.

Secretaría de Salud (México) en español
Este portal surge como producto de la necesidad y el firme compromiso de la Secretaría de Salud para informar detalladamente lo relacionado con la influenza A(H1N1). Entre el contenido destacado de este sitio se encuentran noticias, mensajes, artículos reelevantes y materiales educativos que pueden ser de ayuda para la población.

The News (Mexico City)

United Kingdom (UK)

FluSurvey (UK)
Internet based monitoring system for Influenza Surveillance

Health Protection Agency (UK): Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza
The Health Protection Agency's role is to provide an integrated approach to protecting UK public health through the provision of support and advice to the NHS, local authorities, emergency services, other arms length bodies, the Department of Health and the devolved administrations.

Human/Swine A/H1N1 Influenza Origins and Evolution (Wiki)
These pages exist to enable the rapid dissemination of results resulting from the analysis of genetic data from the ongoing Influenza A/H1N1 outbreak attributed to swine flu. All data used, unless otherwise specified, was made available by GISAID or NCBI and can be obtained directly from these sites.

NewsNow: Swine Flu

Pandemic Flu updates from BMJ
BMJ Group brings doctors and healthcare professionals the latest updates on swine flu, including information on prevention, symptoms, testing, and treatment. We've published articles, podcasts, learning modules, and other resources, including information for patients, on a range of pandemic flu issues.

Swine Flu in the UK
The swine flu Britain website is constantly updated with new swine flu information and advice, we are adding new pages every day. You can keep up to date with the latest swine flu developments, advice and breaking swine flu news stories.

The Lancet.com: H1N1 Flu Resource Centre
The Lancet's H1N1 Resource Centre is the result of a collaborative effort by the editors of over 40 Elsevier-published journals and 11 learned societies who have agreed to make freely available on this site any relevant content. All papers have been selected by a Lancet editor, grouped by topic and fulltext pdfs made available to download free of charge.

Swine flu blog: How bonkers is this (UK)
Swine flu secrecy in the UK reaches new depths... Deputy editor Alan Cleaver reports daily on the impact of swine flu in West Cumbria, with a particular slant on how the media and the public are reacting to the worsening crisis.

Fergus On Flu (BBC)
I'm Fergus Walsh, BBC medical correspondent. This is my blog for discussion of H1N1 influenza (swine flu), how a flu pandemic might affect us and what's being done about it. Please get involved and leave a comment.

European Union (EU)

EuroFlu.org : The WHO European Influenza Network
WHO/Europe collects and presents data on influenza submitted by the Member States in the WHO European Region. Clinicians, epidemiologists and virologists in the 53 countries in the WHO European Region constitute the network reporting to EuroFlu. The laboratory network consists of WHO-recognized national influenza centres, a WHO collaborating centre for reference and research on influenza and two WHO H5 reference laboratories.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
The pandemic (H1N1) 2009 is spreading across Europe. The situation we face is challenging, but manageable. ECDC and national public health authorities are preparing for the coming influenza season to be more complex than usual. All European countries will be affected, and this will put considerable stress on health care systems. ECDC is continuously monitoring the epidemiological situation and communicating with the EU institutions and Member States, providing advice and educational information about the pandemic based on the European and international experience and the latest scientific data available to our experts.

Eurosurveillance
Eurosurveillance was founded in 1995 and until March 2007 co-funded by the European Commission, the Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS) in Paris, France and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in London, United Kingdom. As of March 2007, Eurosurveillance has been published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, Sweden, home of the current editorial team. From January 2008 the journal, which is editorially independent from its publisher, became a weekly online publication, with both rapid communications and news and longer in-depth research articles and surveillance and outbreak reports.

Pan America

Pan American Health Organization: Influenza A/H1N1
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with more than 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.

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