The Knox County Health Department has provided the following important documents and information for physicians, in response to an intensifying outbreak in the United States and internationally caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin.

• Letter from Commissioner of Health, Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN
• State Laboratory Testing Policy for H1N1 Influenza

• Seasonal and Pandemic Vaccine Guidance

• EPI Update A Bulletin on Epidemiology and Public Health in East Tennessee (H1N1 Update)

• REVISED H1N1 PCR Form

• Summary Fact Sheet for Disposable Respirators for Use during the Swine Flu Emergency
• Interim Guidance for Clinicians on Identifying and Caring for Patients with Swine-origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection
• Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Novel H1N1 Influenza a (Swine flu) Virus Infection in a Healthcare Setting
• Interim influenza specimen collection and shipping instructions
• Interim Guidance of Infection Control
• Rapid Diagnostic Test for Patients with suspected H1N1
• Cover Your Cough Education

• TN Dept of Health H1N1 PCR Form
• Knox County Health Dept - H1C1 Interim Guidance Info
• Swine Flu Information for Physicians

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/
• Tennessee Department of Health - http://health.state.tn.us
• Knox County Health Department - http://www.knoxcounty.org/health/index.php