| Subject: | CDC Issues Updated Interim Guidance for Laboratory Testing of Persons with Suspected Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in the United States |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Tue, 18 Jul 2006 - 12:00 am |
| The CDC has issued updated interim guidance for testing of suspected human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) in the United States, which is based on the current state of knowledge regarding human infection with H5N1 viruses. The revised interim guidance provides an updated case definition of a suspected H5N1 human case for the purpose of determining when testing should be undertaken and also provides more detailed information on laboratory testing.
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