WHO guidelines for the storage and transport of human and animal specimens for laboratory diagnosis of suspected avian influenza A infection
June 2009
Information in the document WHO guidelines for the storage and transport of human and animal specimens for laboratory diagnosis of suspected avian influenza A infection, first published on 12 January 2005, has been updated.
The instructions published for storage and transport of influenza A (H1N1) specimens also apply to avian influenza A, please see: