As you may have read, the US Departments of Health and Human Services
and Homeland Security issued a nationwide public health emergency
declaration due to the emergence in the United States of the swine
influenza virus.
For the latest CDC health advisory go to:
For specific information on the current outbreak of swine flu please go
provide you with the most up to date state by state information on the
outbreak as well as a link to the World Health Organization's web site
and links to guidance that may be relevant to your local public health
departments.
For general information on the swine flu please go to:
with general information about the swine flu, including its symptoms and
how it is transmitted. It also includes a "podcast" by Dr. Joe Bresee,
the director of the Centers for Disease Control Influenza Division,
which describes swine flu - its signs and symptoms, how it's
transmitted, medicines to treat it, steps people can take to protect
themselves from it, and what people should do if they become ill.
You may also want to set up an email or text message account with the
CDC so that you can receive the most up to date information on the swine
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