Mapping the spread of Influenza Type A H1N1

There are a number of maps now available on the web that are illustrating in this age of rapid international air travel how fast diseases can travel between countries and around the world:

• HealthMap - also tracks other diseases
• FluTracker
  
• BBC - see the day-by-day spread
  
• New York Times
  
• Ushahidi
  
• Swine Flu World Map
  

At a national level the following web sites cover just the United States:

• PandemicFlu.gov
• Google Flu Trends
• Swine Flu Map Animation
  

In New Zealand official information on the current outbreak is available from the Ministry of Health.