CDC, Influenza A virus and flu

In light of avian flu, seasonal flu, CDC urges clinicians to speed influenza A subtyping
Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged healthcare providers to subtype all influenza A specimens in hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU), as soon as possible.
CDC expands testing protocols for avian flu cases in influenza patients
The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no known contact with animals.
As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian influenza within 24 hours.
Swift Response: CDC Urges Quick Testing for Bird Flu Cases
The CDC recommends that hospitalized flu patients be tested for bird flu within 24 hours to timely identify avian influenza A (H5N1) cases. While the public risk remains low, faster detection aids in tracing infections and providing swift medical response.
US CDC Recommends Faster Testing for Bird Flu in Hospitalized Patients
By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, in an expansion of the agency's efforts to tackle ongoing infections in humans.
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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‘We’ve lost two amazing animals:’ Harbor seal, Chilean flamingo at Chicago zoo die from bird flu
The sources of exposure are unclear, but officials said it was almost certainly from contact with an infected waterfowl.
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Seal, flamingo chick die of avian influenza at Chicago zoo
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Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell
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Avian flu detected in Kauai wastewater samples
Health officials say the consistent, very low-level detections indicate a high likelihood that H5 bird flu virus is on Kauai.
Bird flu's Illinois impacts include higher egg prices, warnings for pet owners
As highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to spread, experts say Illinoisans are feeling its impacts even without any human cases in the state. H5 bird flu is widespread in wild ...