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https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQZSsHbfbsRxQmcVTXwWHvSKbrV?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1 Most clinical influenza tests are able to identify the type of influenza viruscausing infection: type A or type B. However, these tests cannot distinguish thesubtype of influenza A virus…

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Influenza and COVID COVID-19 Avian Influenza – Influenza H5N1 This strain of influenza has multiple subtypes (H5N1, H5N3, H5N8 etc…) and primarily infects domestic and wild birds but can also…

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