The volume of social media buzz surrounding the swine flu or H1N1 virus appears to have peaked mid-last week before trailing off last Friday. However, online conversations surrounding the virus were higher over the weekend as compared to the previous weekend when the story first began breaking.

Interest, however, remains strong on sites like Twitter, where as of this writing, the Centers For Disease Control has added roughly 30K more followers since Friday. Additionally, the use of H1N1 to describe the virus has increased.