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The Henry County Department of Health and Henry County Emergency Management Agency/Department of Homeland Security is working to provide needed information concerning the health and safety of Henry County residents. Below are a few links that should provide valuable, necessary and current information.

State Officials Clarify Name of Influenza A (H1N1) Virus

INDIANAPOLIS – State officials are encouraging media outlets to use Influenza A (H1N1)/North American/Human when referring to the current influenza strain, rather than swine flu.

The virus causing the current influenza outbreak is not a virus that normally infects pigs, but a combination of human, swine and bird viruses. The flu virus causing the current outbreak, now called Influenza A (H1N1)/North America/Human, has adapted itself to be easily transmitted from person-to-person. 

Swine in the United States have not been and are not infected with this virus. Pork that is properly cooked continues to be safe for consumption.

Informational Links		In Spanish
Centers for disease control (CDC)	http://www.cdc.gov/
Pandemic_Flu.Gov	http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
Indiana State Department of Health	http://www.in.gov/isdh/
Indiana State Department of Health “H1N1” Special Site	http://www.H1N1.in.gov
World Health Organization	http://www.who.int/en/
National Library of Medicine	http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/swineflu.html
MedLine Plus	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/swineflu.html	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/swineflu.html