CDC Health Advisory Encourages Accelerated Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized Patients

Published: 01/16/2025

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Clinical Lab

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Advisory is informing clinicians and laboratories of sporadic human infections with avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses amid high levels of seasonal influenza activity. The CDC is recommending a shortened timeline for subtyping all influenza A specimens among hospitalized patients and increasing efforts at clinical laboratories to identify non-seasonal influenza.

Background:

A panzootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) v…

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