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GENERAL H1N1 INFORMATION
  
1. Fact Sheet Human Swine Influenza [PHAC]
2. H1N1 Flu virus (Human Swine Flu) Backgrounder [OMH]
3. Frequently asked questions - full list [WHO]
4. Social Media tools from the CDC [CDC]
5. What can I do? [WHO]
6. H1N1 (Swine Flu) and You [CDC]
7. H1N1 Frequently Asked Questions [PHAC]
8. Fact sheet about H1N1 (Human Swine Flu) [WHO]
9. Interim recommendation for schools and daycares [PHAC]
10. Use of antiviral drugs against influenza A (H1N1) [WHO]
11. Assessing the severity of a pandemic [WHO]

 
GENERAL PUBLIC
  
1. Advice on talking to your kids about H1N1 [CDC]
2. Update on School (K – 12) Dismissal and Childcare Facilities: Interim CDC Guidance in Response to Human Infections with the 2009 Influenza A H1N1 Virus [CDC]
3. Advice for Parents on Talking to Children About Novel H1N1 Flu (Formerly Swine Flu) Concerns [CDC]
4. Global surveillance during an influenza pandemic [WHO]
5. Save Lives, Clean Your Hands [WHO]
6. Tools and Resources for improving Hand Hygiene [WHO]
7. Status of candidate vaccine virus development for the current Influenza A (H1N1) virus [WHO]
8. Assessing the severity of a pandemic [WHO]
9. Levels of pandemic alert [WHO]
10. What can I do? [WHO]
11. Is it safe to travel? [WHO]
12. Novel H1N1 flu and travel [CDC]
13. How to look after someone at home with H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Influenza) [PHAC]
14. Advice for Parents on Talking to Children About Novel H1N1 Flu (Formerly Swine Flu) Concerns [CDC]
15. Information for parents and Caregivers [CDC]
16. Advice on use of masks in the community [WHO]
17. Breastfeeding your baby [CDC]
18. Advice for pregnant educators [CDC]
19. What pregnant women should know about H1N1 [CDC]
20. Interim recommendation for schools and daycares [PHAC]
21. Recommendations on the use of masks in a public setting to prevent the transmission of H1N1 (Human Swine Flu) [PHAC]
22. Consumers advised against counterfeit and unapproved H1N1 flu virus (Human Swine Flu) Products [PHAC]
23. Fact sheet about H1N1 (Human Swine Flu) [PHAC]
24. Facemask and respirator use in community settings where H1N1 has been detected [CDC]
25. Update on School (K – 12) Dismissal and Childcare Facilities: Interim CDC Guidance in Response to Human Infections with the 2009 Influenza A H1N1 Virus [CDC]
26. Information on Masks in Public Settings [PHAC]
27. Information for travellers [PHAC]
28. Citizen Readiness Campaign [PHAC]
29. How to wash your hands [PHAC]
30. Taking care of a sick person in your home [CDC]

 
LABORATORIES AND VIROLOGY
  
1. Case Definitions for national surveillance of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus [PHAC]
2. Viral Gene Sequences to Assist Update diagnostics for Influenza A(H1N1) – GenBank Accession Numbers [WHO]
3. Viral gene sequences to assist update diagnostics for swine influenza A(H1N1) [WHO]
4. Sequencing primers and protocol [WHO]
5. Instructions for shipments of swine influenza A (H1N1 specimens and virus isolates to WHO collaborating Centres) [WHO]
6. Guidance to Influenza laboratories [WHO]
7. CDC protocol of real-time RT-PCR for Swine Influenza A(H1N1) [WHO]
8. Vaccines for the new influenza A (H1N1) [WHO]
9. Status of candidate vaccine virus development for the current Influenza A (H1N1) virus [WHO]
10. Clean hands protect against infection [WHO]
11. Precautions for laboratories receiving and processing human respiratory specimens and tissue samples from suspected novel human swine influenza A(H1N1) virus cases [PHAC]
12. Instruction on how to obtain CDC realtime RT-PCR kits for detection of influenza A(H1N1) [WHO]
13. Countries with PCR capacity in place to diagnose Influenza A (H1N1) virus in humans [WHO]

 
FACT SHEETS
  
1. UK - Fact Sheet [OT]
2. Fact sheet about H1N1 (Human Swine Flu) [PHAC]
3. H1N1 alerts for institutions of higher educations [CDC]
4. Guidance for colleges regarding H1N1 [CDC]
5. H1N1 flu resources for businesses and employers [CDC]
6. Brochure: Swine Influenza in Pigs and People [CDC]
7. Sequencing information on Influenza A (H1N1) [USA]
8. Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Influenza A (H1N1) Reported to WHO [WHO]
9. 10 New Fact sheets on Influenza Pandemic Planning [OMH]
10. Interim recommendation for schools and daycares [PHAC]
11. 10 Things To Know About Pandemic Influenza [WHO]
12. Facts about an Influenza Pandemic [OMH]
13. Wikipedia Definition of Swine Flu [OT]
14. Wikipedia 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak [OT]
15. Latest News (WHO) [WHO]
16. Swine flu and You [CDC]
17. Canadian food inspection agency fact sheet on Influenza A (H1N1) [HC]
18. Hand Washing [TPH]
19. Glossary of Terms (TPIP) [TPH]
20. Seasonal Influenza vs influenza pandemic [TPH]
21. Facts about Influenza A (H1N1) [OMH]
22. Self Care [TPH]

 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS
  
1. PHAC guidance document. Interim information for Health Care professionals [PHAC]
2. Tools and Resources for improving Hand Hygiene [WHO]
3. Use of antiviral drugs against influenza A (H1N1) [WHO]
4. Interim recommendation for schools and daycares [PHAC]
5. Facemask and respirator use in community settings where H1N1 has been detected [CDC]
6. Emergency use authorization of medical products and devices [CDC]
7. Patients with Cardiovascular disease [CDC]
8. Guidance for clinicians on patients with HIV and novel H1N1 flu [CDC]
9. Pregnant women and H1N1 virus considerations for clinicians [CDC]
10. Interim Guidance for Clinicians on the Prevention and Treatment of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Influenza Virus Infection in Infants and Young Children [CDC]
11. Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed, Probable, or Suspected Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in Outpatient Hemodialysis Settings [CDC]
12. Save Lives, Clean Your Hands [WHO]
13. Psychological and social support for essential service workers during an influenza pandemic [CDC]
14. Case Definitions for national surveillance of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus [PHAC]
15. Interim guidance for Health Care Workers in Acute Care Facilties [PHAC]
16. Interim Guidance—Pregnant Women and H1N1 (Swine Influenza): Considerations for Clinicians [CDC]
17. Guidelines for the Submission of Tissue Specimens for the Pathologic Evaluation of Influenza Virus Infections [CDC]
18. Interim Guidance: Infection prevention and control measures for Health Care Workers in Acute Care Facilities [CIDRAP]
19. H1N1 Influenza Virus Biosafety Guidelines for Laboratory Workers [CDC]
20. Considerations on influenza A(H1N1) and HIV infection [WHO]
21. Information on Masks in Public Settings [PHAC]
22. Infection prevention and control in health care in providing care for confirmed or suspected A(H1N1) swine influenza patients [WHO]
23. H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu) case report form for initial 100 Canadian Cases [PHAC]
24. Interim guidance for Clinicians in an ambulatory care settings [PHAC]
25. Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for Management of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Infection [CDC]

 
PROVINCIAL INFORMATION
  
1. British Columbia Ministry of Health [PIDAC]
2. British Columbia Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
3. Alberta Ministry of Health [OT]
4. Alberta Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
5. Saskatchewan Ministry of Health [OT]
6. Saskatchewan Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
7. Manitoba Ministry of Health [OT]
8. Manitoba Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
9. Ontario Ministry of Health [OT]
10. Ontario Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
11. Quebec Ministry of Health [OT]
12. Quebec Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
13. New Brunswick Ministry of Health [OT]
14. New Brunswisk Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
15. Nova Scotia Ministry of Health [OT]
16. Nova Scotia Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
17. PEI Ministry of Health [OT]
18. PEI Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
19. Newfoundland Ministry of Health [OT]
20. Newfoundland Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
21. Northwest Territories Ministry of Health [OT]
22. Northwest Territories Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
23. Nunavut Ministry of Health [OT]
24. Yukon Ministry of Health [OT]
25. Yukon Ministry of Health H1N1 Information [OT]
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