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The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended rapid H5 subtyping for all hospitalized cases with influenza A virus infection to enable prompt initiation of antiviral treatment, as well as infection prevention and implementation of public health measures to control spread. To address these needs, we developed a qualitative multiplex RT-qPCR assay to subtype H5 influenza virus in nasal, nasopharyngeal, and conjunctival specimens with a limit of detection of 250 copies\/mL. No cross-reactivity was observed with other common respiratory viruses, including seasonal H3N2 and H1N1 influenza A viruses. We retrospectively subtyped 590 influenza A virus-positive clinical specimens with Ct values less than 31 processed by University of Washington labs between March 2024 and February 2025, including 512 specimens collected during the 2024\u20132025 influenza season, and detected no H5 positives. After clinical implementation, we performed 150 clinically ordered H5 subtyping tests between February and April 2025 and again detected no positives. This work enhances clinical pandemic preparedness activities and highlights the exceedingly low prevalence of H5N1 influenza virus during the 2024\u20132025 respiratory season.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:sec>\n                      <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                      <jats:p>The spread of H5N1 influenza virus in the United States has led to the culling of almost 200 million birds, infected cow herds across 17 states, and resulted in 70 human infections as of July 2025. Rapid PCR subtyping of H5 influenza virus is critical to inform hospital infection prevention and public health to enable containment of viral transmission. Here, we report the design, validation, and clinical implementation of a qualitative multiplex H5-subtyping RT-qPCR assay for nasopharyngeal, nasal, and conjunctival swab specimens. Additionally, we offer the largest reported study of H5 subtyping of influenza A virus-positive specimens in the United States to date. 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