Guidance to Commercial Laboratories on Increasing Submission of Influenza A and B Positive Samples to State and Local Public Health Laboratories for Additional Subtyping (including H5)

Published on May 31, 2024

CDC requests commercial laboratories continue to send influenza positive specimens to PHLs for further testing and characterization.

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