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SWINE FLU

Anatomy of an outbreak

How the swine flu outbreak is unfolding: a timeline

Last Updated: Monday, November 9, 2009 | 6:04 PM ET

CBC News

In early March 2009, people began falling sick in alarming numbers in parts of Mexico. Tests would later confirm that they were the first victims of a new strain of swine flu virus.

Within three months, the outbreak had spread enough for the World Health Organization to declare the world's first flu pandemic in 41 years. The timeline below illustrates some key dates in the evolution of the first pandemic of the 21st century.

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Swine flu

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The vaccine: the road to rollout
How it's unfolding: a timeline
Timeline: key dates in the development of H1N1 vaccine
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MAP: Tracking H1N1 across Canada
Investigating swine flu: WHO's pandemic alert levels
Did pandemic-watchers miss the signs online?
Swine flu roots traced to Spanish flu
Will face masks protect you from the flu?
Inside CBC News: We are not renaming swine flu

In Depth

7 things you should know about swine flu
How swine flu is changing some behaviours
Pandemic preparation: dealing with infectious disease outbreaks
What is a virus?
How viruses mutate
Misconceptions about the flu
Tips for building your immune system
Fighting the flu
The 1918 flu epidemic
CBC Archives: Influenza - Battling the last great virus
CBC Archives: The swine flu fiasco

Stories

Flu shot plans vary across Canada: (Sept. 25, 2009)
Swine flu raises questions about sick leave policies: (Sept. 25, 2009)
Seasonal flu shot may increase H1N1 risk: (Sept. 23, 2009)
Swine flu protocol signed for First Nations: (Sept. 19, 2009)
H1N1 vaccine in babies worries expert: (Sept. 17, 2009)
Swine flu outbreak hits Vancouver Island First Nations: (Sept. 17, 2009)
H1N1 vaccine priority groups released: Sept. 16, 2009
H1N1 vaccines get U.S. approval: Sept. 15, 2009
1 dose of Canada's H1N1 shot protects adults: company: Sept. 14, 2009
Address swine flu vaccine fears, doctor urges: Sept. 11, 2009
Vaccinate kids early to fight swine flu: Sept. 10, 2009
H1N1 infects cells deep in lungs: Sept. 10, 2009
Canada's swine flu vaccine coming in October: Sept. 3, 2009
Flu vaccine plan will be too slow: CMAJ: August 31, 2009
Feds, First Nations leaders at odds on swine flu preparations: August 29, 2009
Swine flu vaccine funding boosted: August 27, 2009
Swine flu 'czar' needed: CMA Journal: August 17, 2009
Canada to order 50.4 million H1N1 vaccine doses: August 6, 2009
Alcohol-based sanitizers for flu-hit First Nations delayed over substance abuse fears: June 23, 2009
WHO declares swine flu pandemic, no change in Canada's approach: June 11, 2009
Swine flu epidemic in decline: Mexico: May 3, 2009
No sustained spread of swine flu virus outside North America: WHO: May 2, 2009
Canada doing all that's needed to respond to swine flu: PM: April 30, 2009
WHO boosts pandemic alert level to 5: April 29, 2009

Video

Former patients tell their stories
What the World of Warcraft video game is teaching pandemic experts
Swine flu reality check with Dr. Michael Gardam with the Ontario Agency for Health Protection (4:25): May 1, 2009

External Links

H1N1 Flu Virus surveillance from the Public Health Agency of Canada
FluWatch animated maps of flu activity, Public Health Agency of Canada
Influenza A/H1N1 situation updates from the WHO
H1N1 Flu situation update from Centres for Disease Control

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