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- This entry is out of date, and will not be updated, June 2017
- 4 stars denotes librarian-selected, high quality information. Starred sites are great places to begin your research.
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- An online or print publication intended to present Canadian health information for Canadians
See also Influenza A(H7N9) virus | Men's Health Pathfinders | Women's Health Pathfinders | Canadian consumer health information (CHI) portal | Ebola virus disease, 2014
- H1N1 (Human Swine Flu) in Canada is an entry of links and information pertaining to the spread of H1N1 virus in Canada
- See PHAC's Weekly summary of FluWatch (in French) reports for current information
- Early 2014: Influenza activity in Canada continued to increase sharply over Xmas 2013
- increases in laboratory detections of influenza, ILI consultations, hospitalizations with influenza and prescriptions for influenza antivirals
- According to Google News, H1N1 is on the rise in Canada.
- Influenza A(H7N9) virus emerges in China, April 2013 (WHO Statement on influenza A(H7N9) virus)
- In 2009, H1N1 swept Mexico but soon spread to southern California and eventually up into Canada within weeks. Due to the genetic make-up of H1N1, a few months of lead-in time were required before a vaccine could be produced and then properly distributed. Confronting H1N1 included almost every nation on earth and a vast array of scientists and public health officials at the WHO and elsewhere. The moderate severity of the virus saved most countries from a public health catastrophe.
- Since 2009, 500+ confirmed deaths have been recorded in Canada (see above chart) re: H1N1 infection
Prevention/preparedness - Handwashing
Expert overviews - open access
- BioMedCentral (BMC) Influenza Gateway
- British Medical Journal (Swine Flu)
- Canadian Medical Association (CMA) - Clinical practice guidelines : H1N1 (human swine influenza)
- DynaMed - "Swine Flu" (EBSCO)
- EBSCO Influenza Evidence-based Information Portal
- eMedicine - H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)
- Global Health Library - World Health Organization (WHO)
- Lancet's H1N1 Flu Resource Centre
- National Health Service (NHS) - Swine flu clinical package
- New England Journal of Medicine - H1N1 Influenza Center
- Books about "Swine Flu" in WorldCat
- The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-Making on a Slippery Disease (1976) - Richard E. Neustadt and Harvey V. Fineberg
- BC Centre for Disease Control - Human Swine Flu (H1N1 Influenza A)
- BC Government - Facts About the H1N1 Virus
- H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu) under surveillance in BC
- HealthLink BC at 8-1-1, 24 hours a day/seven days a week
- Vancouver Coastal Health Pandemic Response Plan
- Vancouver Coastal Health Regional Infection Control Manual
- UBC Health, Safety and Environment
- UBC Liu Institute for Global Issues
General travel advisories
- Canadian Medical Association Infobase - Clinical practice guidelines on Swine Influenza
- Fight Flu 'Get the Facts on the H1N1' - Health Canada
- OPHLA - Influenza A(H1N1) (Human Swine Influenza) Updates
- Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) - Human Swine Influenza
Canadian news outlets
- Canada.com "Swine Flu" Map
- CBC News Confirmed swine flu cases around the globe
- CTV News - What is Swine Flu?
Flu tracking via maps
- FluTracker - Tracking the progress of H1N1 swine flu
- H1N1 Swine Flu via Google maps
- HealthMap tracks all kinds of outbreaks:
- Fluradar - Flu mapping and detection system for your mobile Devices
- Center for Disease Control (CDC) maintains a web page on H1N1 Flu
- Institutes of Medicine - Pandemic Influenza: A Guide to Recent Institute of Medicine Studies and Workshops
- University of Minnesota Swine Flu page
Consumer health information
- Krames Patient Education Handouts - H1N1 Flu Virus
- MedlinePlus - H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
- Specialized Information Service - National Library of Medicine
- Tufts University - (SPIRAL) Selected Patient Information in Asian Languages
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- World Health Organization - Swine Flu
Medline & PubMed search terms
- "swine flu" or "H1N1" (text)
- *influenza A virus, H1N1 subtype/
- exp Swine Diseases/
- exp Virus Diseases/
- (swine adj2 flu)
- (swine adj2 influenza)
- Disease Outbreaks/
- (outbreak* or epidemic* or pandemic* or transmission or cross infection or infection)
- human/ not animal/
Searching medical databases
- OvidSP - Researching the H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) - include search strategies
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Update: Swine influenza A (H1N1). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009;58(16):435-7.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Swine influenza A (H1N1) infection in two children. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009;58(15):400-2.
- de Jong JC, Smith DJ, Lapedes AS, Donatelli I, Campitelli L. Antigenic and genetic evolution of swine influenza A (H3N2) viruses in Europe. J Virol. 2007;81(8):4315-22.
- Giustini D. Social media trends for health librarians: a primer on using social media for clinical disease surveillance. JCHLA / JABSC. 2012;33:92-4.
- Jefferson T et al. Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses: systematic review. BMJ. 2009;336:77-80.
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- Richt JA, Webby RJ, Kahn RE. The pandemic H1N1 influenza experience. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2013 Feb 22.
- Reid AH, Taubenberger JK. The origin of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus: A continuing enigma. J Gen Virol. 2003;84(Pt 9):2285-92.
- Taubenberger JK, Morens DM. The pathology of influenza virus infections. Annu Rev Pathol. 2008;3:499-522.
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- Van Reeth K. Avian and swine influenza viruses: our current understanding of the zoonotic risk. Vet Res. 2007;38(2):243-60.
- Winkler WG. Influenza in animals: its possible public health significance. J Wildl Dis. 1970;6(4):239,42; 247-8.