This testing tells doctors specifically what subtype of flu – such as H1N1 or H3N2 ... a novel version of influenza A like H5N1,” CDC Principal Deputy Director Dr. Nirav Shah said.

Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...

The CDC had previously said that flu patients who had been in contact ... history of H5—not something that we’ve seen.” H5N1 is a subtype of influenza A, the broad category of viruses ...

On Friday, the CDC confirmed a person from Louisiana had avian influenza A virus, H5N1, after they were exposed ... infects birds There are multiple subtypes of the bird flu, but H5 subtypes ...

H5N1 bird flu cases have US authorities — and other nations monitoring its outbreak — on high alert. More than 60 human H5N1 infections have been confirmed in the US, mostly among agricultural ...

The detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, subtype H5N1 in dairy cattle was confirmed in March 2024 by the U.S ...

Researchers evaluated the safety and immune response of a poultry-derived H5N1 avian influenza vaccine in black vultures and ...