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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 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 may have bird flu.
Bird flu has been spreading worldwide. What's the threat? Here's what the CDC recommends.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring the bird flu situation in the United States. Here's what to know and how to stay safe.
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H5N1 Pandemic Alert: CDC Warns of 9 Mutations in Bird Flu Virus Capable of Infecting Humans
The H5N1 virus has mutated meaning it has begun to adapt to infect humans better raising new questions about H5N1's pandemic potential.
As bird flu spreads, CDC recommends faster 'subtyping' to catch more cases
The CDC announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to distinguish between seasonal flu and bird flu.
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H5N1 Bird Flu Strikes Georgia Poultry Industry: CDC Issues Urgent Prevention Guidelines
H5N1 bird flu hits Georgia’s poultry industry marking the first commercial outbreak in the state Learn CDC prevention tips to protect public health and livelihoods
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 it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell
According to the CDC, 66 humans have been infected with H5N1 in the last year ... told Salon H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses are a type A influenza virus. "We do need subtype confirmation to make sure it's ‘H5,’ and sub-type testing is not ...
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Bird Flu Spreads in the US: H5N1 Outbreak Hits Georgia Poultry Industry, CDC Share Prevention Tips
Highly infectious H5N1 virus, also known as the bird flu virus has tightened its grip on the United States. For the first time, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia.
H5N1 virus in human: Is bird flu mutating faster? Symptoms to prevention, all you need to know
H5N1 first human death was reported in USA. Since then, health authorities have been monitoring and cases and shave sounded alarm regarding its mutation rate.
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Bird flu has been spreading worldwide. What's the threat? Here's what the CDC recommends.
A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...
MDH says providers should test for H5N1 bird flu in hospitalized flu patients
The CDC and MDH are advising health care providers to order further laboratory testing on positive influenza A specimens taken from hospitalized patients. The additional testing,