President Obama declares H1N1 emergency #swineflu

CNN is reporting that President Obama has declared H1N1 emergency which made me go back to my swine flu Google Map and see how folks are reacting to this on twitter. Here's a screen shot. You can click on different regions mentioned on the left hand side of the map and see the reaction from those regions.

Swine Flu fear spreads in India #swineflu

The Government in the Western Indian State of Maharashtra has decided to close down all schools, colleges, cinema halls and malls in the Pune area from today in an attempt to stop the spread of swine flu in the state. In addition movie theaters will be shut for three days. This after 3 of the 6 swine flu related deaths in India have occurred in Maharashtra. (via Mid-Day).

So how is the Twitter World reacting to Swine Flu in India. Here is a Google Maps Mashup which shows tweets originating in India as it relates to Swine Flu (Note: This map also has options to view Swine Flu related tweets from United States and Europe).

Kids are home today - Schools closed because of Swine Flu Scare

Plymouth Canton Schools in Michigan, the district I live in is closed today and tomorrow because of suspected Swine Flu case. Its the 3rd largest school district in Michigan with approximately 19,000 students. There are other schools which are closed here in the Metro Detroit area also. (source Detroit Free Press)

Last week I created a Google Map+Twitter Swine Flu Map which showed tweets from various regions in United States and Europe.

Now that this thing has hit very close to home, I decided to look at tweets related to Swine Flu in the state of Michigan. With Lansing, Michigan as base I searched for Tweets within 175 miles radius from Lansing, Michigan. Check out the Swine Flu related tweets in Michigan in this Google Maps Mashup.

Swine Flu and Google Trends

So which are the top 10 cities in the world where the keyword "Swine Flu" search is originating from? Check this Google Trends - Google Maps Mashup. You can also look at top 10 cities within each country also.
(Note: At times the markers don't show up on this page. Trying to fix it....)

Alternatively use this form to take a look at the Google Trends top 10 cities on Google Maps for keyword "Swine Flu".

Google Trends - Top Search Cities
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Geo-Tagged Swine Flu Videos in YouTube

Here's a map I created of Geo-Tagged Swine Flu Videos found in YouTube. There does not seem to be a whole lot of videos.

Click on arrows at the top right of the map to view the next/previous videos.

Swine Flu Tweets on Google Maps

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Here's a Google Maps Mashup I put together of Tweet locations in United States and Europe related to "Swine Flu". Click the button on the left of the Map control to select regions from where you would like to view tweets from.