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The World Health Organization considers the virus a public health concern because of its potential to cause a pandemic.
A lack of testing means the country might not notice if the virus begins to spread between people.
"We'd like to be doing more testing. There's no doubt about that," CDC official says.
The CDC has asked doctors to send samples from people with flu symptoms who have exposure to livestock or poultry to public health labs.
There's no evidence the virus has started to spread among people, but that could change in coming months as it evolves.
The fastest way to get clinical labs involved is to allow them to use a test the FDA has already authorized.
A recent FDA rule gives the agency more oversight of lab-developed tests.
It's not clear whether this outbreak in cattle will trigger an epidemic or fizzle out.
The vanishingly slim numbers of people tested, along with the lack of testing in cattle, may draw criticism from other parts of the world.
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