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Towards diagnostic preparedness: detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in contrived nasal swab specimens using rapid antigen and point-of-care molecular tests
2025-04-16
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<h4>Background</h4> Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b was first detected in birds in the United States in 2021 and an ongoing outbreak in dairy cattle began in early 2024. At least 70 U.S. cases have been identified in humans with exposure to infected cattle, poultry, and wild birds. No human-to-human transmission has been documented. However, as part of diagnostic preparedness, we ev...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 94765360-ce55-560f-a29a-e1b35b84227a
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.04.15.25325613
