Via the Guardian Unlimited: UK expands bird flu test patrols. Excerpt:
Hundreds more outdoor sites will be patrolled for signs of bird flu in Britain, the government announced today as scientists reported the discovery of a new strain of the disease in Asia.
Staff at the country's 304 nature reserves, parks and reservoirs will report any dead water birds to the Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs.
The move will expand the existing surveillance area by around 1,200 sq kilometres. It is part of the government's strategy for detecting high-pathogenic strains of the disease in birds.
