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Twitter Feeds to Follow the Swine Flu
Government: Follow these government feeds for official alerts and updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and other agencies.
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@PublicHealth: Follow the APHA feed to learn about threat levels, safety tips and more regarding the swine flu.
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@CDCemergency: The emergency response branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is all over the swine flu breaking news stories.
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@USAgov: Follow @ USA gov to get breaking government news and announcements.
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@Healthcare411: This feed comes from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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@GetReady: The APH GetReady feed is devoted to publicizing stories and alerts regarding health emergency preparedness, health hazards, pandemics, and more.
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@ CDC eHealth: This CDC feed shares tips for healthy living amid public health emergencies and widespread outbreaks, like swine flu.
News: These news sources, including New York Times, BBC and Nightly News clear up any rumors or false alerts through their feeds.
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@DailyMeHealth: This health news site sponsors a Twitter feed that is currently covering every story and update relating to swine flu.
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@whonews: The World Health Organization publicizes its news, alerts, meetings and more on this Twitter feed.
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@nytimeshealth: The New York Times shares swine flu news updates, but it also brings insight to how swine flu affects the medical industry, economy, politics, and more.
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@bbchealth: Find out how swine flu is progressing around the rest of the world.
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@Veratect: This emergency management organization is using its Twitter feed for the sole purpose or updating the public on swine flu.
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@LATimeshealth: The LA Times covers all things swine flu-related including swine flu scams, food safety rumors, threat levels, and more.
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@cbshealth: Learn about travel advisories, threat levels, warnings against stockpiling, and more.
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@msnbc_health: Learn about travel advisories, threat levels, warnings against stockpiling, and more.
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@MexicoCityNews: Find out how Mexico City is dealing with its swine flu outbreak here.
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@USATODAYhealth: USA Today posts news stories about swine flu alerts, and the outbreak effect on travel, the economy, and more.
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@healthTF: TwitFix health news stream is consistently updated with swine flu news.
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@mySA: Follow the San Antonio Express-News on Twitter, for updates from one of the U.S. epicenters of swine flu.
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@nbcnightlynews: The NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams tweets about the top stories of the day, answers questions about swine flu, and posts videos and commentary about the worldwide outbreak.
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@cnnbrk: CNN breaking news feed currently covers swine flu news stories, public health updates and more.
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@TelegraphNews: Get updates on international and European swine flu stories here.
Medical Feeds: Find out what doctors, hospitals and other medical agencies are saying about swine flu.
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@RedCross: The Red Cross is on Twitter, submitting frequent updates about travel advisories, tips for avoiding swine flu, and more.
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@sanjayguptacnn: CNN popular medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta manages his own Twitter feed.
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@mayoclinic: The Mayo Clinic is fielding questions about swine flu through their Twitter feed.
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@birdflu: The Health News Blog bird flu feed is currently covering everything related to swine flu.