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Public health risk from Avian Influenza remains low; extra precautions recommended when interacting with waterfowl
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) caused the death of ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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, ...
Who is in charge of the CDC right now? Nobody knows for sure
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is operating without an acting director, multiple health officials confirm to ...
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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 ...
New Hampshire has one of the highest respiratory illness risks in the country, CDC says
Data shows New Hampshire has one of the highest rates of respiratory illness risk in the country. Local health officials are ...
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 ...
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CDC urges hospitals to fast-track bird flu testing
Health care workers in hospitals are urged to perform additional testing on patients hospitalized with influenza A — ...
As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines
No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...
Medscape3d
Most Antivirals Have Little Benefit for Patients With Nonsevere Influenza
Most commonly used drugs don’t reduce symptoms, hospitalizations, or mortality rates for low- and high-risk patients.