Influenza and Global Pandemics  

Multi-Agency Pandemic Influenza Information Site

• PandemicFlu.gov

Good Starting Places for H1N1 (Swine) and H5N1 (Avian) Specifics

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - H1N1 Flu
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Avian Influenza
• New York Times: Worry? Relax? Buy Face Mask? Answers on Flu - May 4th, 2009
• NatureNews: Swine Flu

Local Government Resources

• Washoe County Health District

United States Government Resources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

• PandemicFlu.gov   Official U.S. government website for pandemic influenza
• HHS Congressional testimony on pandemic influenza
• CDC Pandemic Preparedness Tools

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: H1N1 Flu
• USDA Avian Influenza website
  Information on USDA efforts to protect the nation's poultry supply
• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Avian Influenza
• Ask a Food Safety Question (USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service)
• USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline (English & Spanish):
  1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854)
  TTY: 1-800-256-7072
• National Wildlife Health Center: Disease Information
  Includes H1N1, Avian, Foot and Mouth, West Nile,Salmonellosis, etc.

Department of Homeland Security

• National Strategy for Pandemic Flu

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Safety and Health Topics: Pandemic Influenza
• Protecting Poultry Workers at Risk (pdf)
• Workplace Precautions Against West Nile Virus (pdf)

International Resources

World Health Organization (WHO)

• World Health Organization Influenza A(H1N1) website
  Information about current outbreaks throughout the world
• World Health Organization Avian Influenza website
  Information about current outbreaks throughout the world

Pan American Health Organization

• Influenza A/H1N1

United Nations Food and Agiculture Organization (FAO)

• United Nations Food and Agriculture Background on Influenza A(H1N1)
• United Nations 5-04-2009 News Brief: FAO urges countries to closely monitor H1N1 in pigs
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization: Avian Influenza
  Food safety issues related to the current avian influenza outbreaks throughout the world

World Organization for Animal Health

• World Organization for Animal Health website
  Information about infections among livestock throughout throughout the world

Other Resources

• CIDRAP: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy - University of Minnesota
  Check out left sidebar for information on bioterrorism and biosecurity.
• CIDRAP: Swine Influenza
• New York Times Avian Influenza Site
• Nature Reports: Avian Flu
• JAVMA News Site on Avian Influenza - American Veterinary Medical Association
• Human Cases of Avian Influenza A (H7N7) Infection - The Netherlands 2003
• Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in 10 Patients in Vietnam
  New England Journal of Medicine. 2004 Mar 18;350[12]:1179-88 (UNR users only)

Have an iPhone or iPad? 

Check out these mobile apps from the Centers for Disease Control:

CDC Influenza Application (Currently for Apple devices, Android coming soon)

Map of current seasonal flu risk: FluView App (Currently iPhone only)

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (iPad)

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