World Health Organization Raises Swine Flu Pandemic Alert to Phase 4
Posted by Jacqueline Colclough
On April 27, 2009, the Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization, established in compliance with the International Health Regulations (2005), held its second meeting regarding A/H1N1 swine influenza (swine flu). The Committee considered available data on confirmed outbreaks of swine flu in the United States, Mexico, and Canada as well as reports of possible spread to additional countries. On the advice of the Committee, the WHO Director-General has now raised the level of influenza pandemic alert from the current Phase 3 to Phase 4.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has important information about swine flu, including travel alerts, information for health care professionals and past press briefings.