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Amy Maxmen

Management

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us.

As cases go underreported, public health officials risk being slow to notice if the virus were to become more contagious.

Management

‘We’re flying blind’: CDC has 1M bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of COVID missteps

Three months into the U.S. bird flu outbreak, only 45 people have been tested. Laboratories that are the foundation of diagnostic testing have yet to get approval to detect the bird flu virus. They say their path forward has been slowed by miscommunication and uncertainty from the CDC and FDA.