The Centers for Disease Control issued a health alert calling for the immediate testing of patients hospitalized with influenza A to quickly identify avian flu cases. The CDC's new guidance comes ...

The advisory is intended to prevent delays in identifying human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1 ... to labs for subtyping every few days. Faster testing also aims to help doctors identify ...

Minnesota and Iowa were added to the National Milk Testing Strategy on Jan. 8. There are now 36 states involved in the testing for the avian influenza virus.

undergo rapid antigen testing that just differentiates between influenza A and influenza B,” he said. “If a person has a laboratory-based PCR test done for influenza and an influenza A virus ...

With more patients flooding hospitals seeking care for seasonal flu, testing for avian influenza could slow down, and that could delay public health measures needed to prevent disease spread.

The expanded protocols come after a child in California tested positive for the bird flu despite no known contact with animals. The Centers for Disease Control issued a health alert calling for ...