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Amid H5N1, CDC Wants Faster Influenza A Subtyping for Hospitalized Cases

The CDC is now calling for subtyping of influenza A viruses in all hospitalized patients -- and on an accelerated timeline, ideally within 24 hours. Nirav Shah, MD, JD, principal deputy director of the CDC,

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CDC alerts clinicians to accelerate type A flu subtyping in hospitalized patients

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type A influenza samples from hospitalized patients, particularly individuals in an intensive care unit.

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Hospitals Should Test All Influenza Patients for Bird Flu, CDC Says

CDC officials say they extended the guidance now because they are seeing more H5N1 patients whose illness they cannot track back to an infected bird or cow.

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Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a new virus that was sending people to the hospital with respiratory infections.

Detroit Free Press on MSN · 5h

First outbreak of H5N1 bird flu identified in Wayne County backyard flock

For the first time, birds in a Wayne County backyard flock have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, MDARD reported.

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More than 100 birds culled at Waterford park for H5N1 bird flu

More than 100 chickens, geese, ducks and other birds at Hess-Hathaway Park in Waterford have been culled after some tested positive for H5N1 bird flu.

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CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...

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Bird flu almost killed this teen. It’s a cautionary tale for Trump officials

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious ...

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H5N1: How worried should we be?

H5N1 remains a major threat to poultry and wild bird populations, leading to large-scale culling of domestic fowl in many ...

As avian influenza A(H5N1) concerns continue, mRNA vaccines offer great potential

With cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) continuing to rise among cattle and humans in the US, scientists and government health ...

Child with conjunctivitis tests positive for H5N1 bird flu sparking pandemic fears as scientists warn ‘clock is ticking’

A CHILD in the US is believed to have tested positive for H5N1, health officials have confirmed. The patient, from San Francisco in California, started with conjunctivitis and a fever before ...

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How Close Are We To The Avian Flu Outbreak Escalating Into a pandemic?

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

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Mongolian horses are contracting H5N1 under the radar, says new study

It is possible that horses were forced to feed on the carcasses of dead birds, the natural carriers of H5N1, as much of ...

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Lane County Public Health says H5N1 poses low risk to humans but advises caution

H5N1 - the highly pathogenic avian influenza is, according the Lane County Public Health (LCPH), of low risk to humans.Still, ...

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