Swine Flu Tracker

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center to augment the CDC ongoing investigation of human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1). As of Monday, April 27th, 2009, 40 human cases of this novel virus infection have been identified in the United States. CDC is working very closely with officials in states where human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) have been identified, as well as with health officials in Mexico, Canada and the World Health Organization. This includes the deployment of CDC personnel to aid epidemiological efforts in California and Texas and to support Mexico’s Ministry of Health. More than 250 CDC professionals are working from the CDC EOC as part of the agency’s response to this emerging health threat. Yesterday the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, declared a public health emergency in the United States, allowing federal funds to be released to support the public health response. Advanstar Communication’s Modern Medicine website now includes a Swine Flu tracker, pinpointing where cases of H1N1 have been found.