| Subject: | CDC Issues Health Advisory Regarding Inadvertent Distribution of Influenza A (H2N2) to Laboratories |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Mon, 25 Apr 2005 - 10:00 am |
| The CDC has issued a Health Advisory discussing the inadvertent distribution of a strain of the Asian Flu (influenza A H2N2) to laboratories in the United States and internationally. The H2N2 flu strain was released for laboratory proficiency testing. The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and several other organizations that conduct proficiency testing of laboratory personnel worldwide inadvertently distributed proficiency testing panels that contained the H2N2. This particular virus is... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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