CDC's Flu Surveillance Systems Can Detect Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infections

Published on May 9, 2024

Dairy cows are a new and unexpected host of this virus, which has been spreading mostly among wild birds and poultry in the United States since January 2022, with sporadic infections in other species.

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