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8 Things You Should Know About HPAI A(H5N1)

APHL

By Donna Campisano, specialist, Communications, APHL The novel highly pathogenic avian influenza A( HPAI H5N1 ) virus, also known as “H5N1 bird flu,” is an alarming and challenging public health threat. Public health laboratories are equipped to test for and detect HPAI H5N1. Ten workers on poultry farms have also been sickened.