This first piece with Dr. Larry Brilliant (2006) is an interesting 25 minutes long.
He discusses GPHIN: Global Public Health Information Network from Canada:
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/media/nr-rp/2004/2004_gphin-rmispbk-eng.php and gives nod to its creator, Dr. Ron St. John, Director of the Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response (CEPR).
More information about this talk and Larry Brilliant can be found at:
http://www.lunchoverip.com/2006/03/can_the_interne.html
Brillant's Organization launched following his TED appearance InSTEDD: Innovative Support To Emergencies Diseases and Disasters found at http://instedd.org/
Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague, at a 2007 TED conference discusses pandemics. (21 min video) Our best defense is early diagnosis, failing that, she says its local government that will make the difference.
New England Journal of Medicine H1N1 Center, with world health map:
http://h1n1.nejm.org/
Mashed up information at Flu Wiki:
http://flu.wikia.com/wiki/Flu_Wiki
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