Springer Science + Business Media is offering all journal articles which deal with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, free of charge on its online information platform www.springerlink.com . The articles can be found by using the search term 'H1N1.' A total of 318 scientific articles will be available to print out or download from now until 31 December 2009.
In June 2009, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing global spread of the H1N1 virus. A Phase 6 designation indicates that a global pandemic is underway. More than 70 countries are now reporting cases of human infection with H1N1 flu.
Eric Merkel-Sobotta, Executive Vice President Corporate Communications of Springer Science+Business Media, said, "As a global scientific, technical and medical publisher, Springer plays a major role in the distribution of scientific information and access to knowledge and research. Therefore we are making all studies, published up to now on the H1N1 virus, freely available online on SpringerLink. By doing this, we hope to push forward scientific research on the causes, cures and other facets of this virus."
SpringerLink is the world's most comprehensive online collection of scientific, technological and medical journals, books and reference works. Originally launched in 1996, SpringerLink (www.springerlink.com) provides students and researchers with electronic access to more than 33,000 eBooks, 2,000 peer-reviewed Springer journals, as well as 18,000 protocols for laboratories.
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