Un mapa de la influenza porcina en el mundo


La preocupación por una pandemia mundial de influenza porcina ya se refleja en la Web. Tanto las entidades oficiales como los usuarios particulares generan contenidos para informar sobre la enfermedad o simplemente para compartir su experiencia. Aquí un repaso de los sitios donde se puede encontrar información relevante sobre la enfermedad:

La Organización Mundial de la Salud creó un sitio en español para informar sobre la Influenza. En este mismo sentido, Jimmy Wales (uno de los creadores de la Wikipedia) anunció la creación Flu Wiki, un espacio dedicado a recopilar información sobre la enfermedad.
Por su parte, muchos usuarios han creado mapas que permiten monitorear el avance de la influenza en el mundo.


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El Centro para el Control y prevención de Enfermedades ofrece información sobre la enfermedad, videos, comunicados vía Twitter y una versión en español.




En México, la Secretaría de Salud y la Presidencia dan detalles, foros e infografías para preparar a la sociedad en la lucha contra la influenza porcina.

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    An uncompleted project is seen in the empty science lab at St. Mel School, in Fair Oaks, , Calif., Monday, April 27, 2009. Sacramento County public health and church officials temporarily closed the Catholic school, when a student there became ill with what may be a new strain of influenza. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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    Teachers Molly Nichols, left, and Fran DellaSerra, leave St. Mel School, that was closed in fear of a a flu outbreak, in Fair Oaks, , Calif., Monday, April 27, 2009. Sacramento County public health and church officials temporarily closed the Catholic school, when a student there became ill, last week, with what may be a new strain of influenza. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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    A sign stating the school has been closed after a flu outbreak is posted at the entrance to St. Francis Preparatory School in the borough of Queens in New York April 27, 2009. At least eight students at the high school are suspected of having the human swine influenza. Governments around the world rushed to reduce the impact of a possible flu pandemic on April 27, 2009, as a virus that has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread to the US and Canada also reached Europe. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES)

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    A view of St. Francis Preparatory School in the borough of Queens in New York April 27, 2009. At least eight students at the high school are suspected of having the human swine influenza. Governments around the world rushed to reduce the impact of a possible flu pandemic on Monday, as a virus that has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread to the United States and Canada also reached Europe. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES HEALTH)

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    A sign stating that school is closed is posted at the entrance to St. Francis Preparatory School in the borough of Queens in New York April 27, 2009. At least eight students at the high school are suspected of having the human swine influenza. Governments around the world rushed to reduce the impact of a possible flu pandemic on Monday, as a virus that has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread to the United States and Canada also reached Europe. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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    A view of St. Francis Preparatory School in the borough of Queens in New York April 27, 2009. At least eight students at the high school are suspected of having the human swine influenza. Governments around the world rushed to reduce the impact of a possible flu pandemic on Monday, as a virus that has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread to the United States and Canada also reached Europe. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES HEALTH)

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    A pharmacist displays a package of influenza medicine in a drug store in Vienna April 27, 2009. Governments around the world acted to stem a possible flu pandemic on Monday, as a virus that has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread to North America was confirmed to have reached Europe. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA HEALTH)

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    A pharmacist displays a package of influenza medicine in a drug store in Vienna April 27, 2009. Governments around the world acted to stem a possible flu pandemic on Monday, as a virus that has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread to North America was confirmed to have reached Europe. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA HEALTH)

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    A man washes his hands next to a flu warning poster outside a local hospital in Hong Kong Monday, April 27, 2009. Hong Kong has escalated its alert level to 'serious' in response to the swine influenza outbreak in humans in Mexico and the US. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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