In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss emerging concerns about H5N1 avian influenza. 

Specific topics of discussion include:

• Patterns of transmission and what they indicate about the potential of person-to-person transmission. 
• Tools, tests, and processes that emerged in recent years that are making it easier to understand and track this virus. 
• Remaining unknowns about the virus and how it could evolve.