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  • Minnisota Dept. of Health: Health Advisory: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Testing in Hospitalized Patients

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    1/23/25
    Action Steps:

    Local and tribal health department: Please forward to hospitals, clinics, urgent care,
    emergency departments, and travel clinics in your jurisdiction.

    Hospitals, clinics and other facilities: Please distribute to health care providers who might see
    hospitalized patients with respiratory illness.



    Health care providers:

    • Review the CDC HAN: Accelerated Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized Patients
    (https://www.cdc.gov/han/2025/han00520.html). This guidance is meant to increase
    the speed of testing and is not a change in testing requirements and does not indicate
    an increased risk for avian influenza A(H5N1) infections in humans.

    • Request subtyping ideally within 24 hours of hospital admission for hospitalized patients
    who test positive for influenza A, using in-house subtyping or a commercial clinical
    laboratory, if available. Specimens from hospitalized patients that are not able to be
    subtyped in-house or through a commercial clinical laboratory should be submitted to
    the Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory (MDH-PHL) within 24
    hours of receiving results: Specimen Collection and Testing for Seasonal Influenza
    (https://www.health.state.mn.us/disea...u/hcp/lab.html).

    • Be aware that seasonal influenza is widely circulating in Minnesota and the most likely
    cause of influenza-like illness. The risk of avian influenza A(H5N1) to the general public is
    low, it is an occupational risk and typically limited to people who have direct contact
    with infected animals.

    • Take a comprehensive patient history for hospitalized patients presenting with
    respiratory illness and/or conjunctivitis including asking about their occupation, animal
    exposure, and raw milk consumption.

    Report any A(H5N1) suspected cases, including any positive H5 subtyped results, to the
    Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) at 651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414 while
    patients are still present to ensure proper specimen collection and submission.​


    Continued: https://www.health.state.mn.us/commu...jan23avian.pdf

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