Lincoln Park Zoo Hosts Bird Flu Planning Session
"Virus hunters, zoologists and epidemiologists from around the country will gather at Lincoln Park Zoo for four days next week to hammer together a plan to look for a deadly avian flu strain medical experts fear could reach the U.S.
About 30 public health scientists, federal officials and zoo administrators will meet to put finishing touches on a plan to use the nation's 210 zoos as early warning sentinels watching for a highly virulent flu strain that experts have labeled H5N1.
"We will host about 30 experts at the meetings next week," said McGrath. "Among them will be scientists and officials from the national Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Interior Department, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and several university researchers."
The first two days will be devoted to plans for using zoos as early warning sentinels. Because major zoos are in or near every major human population center in the U.S. and because H5N1 has shown an ability to affect many animal species, zoos are thought to be unique and valuable as tools to monitor for the presence of the virus."
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About 30 public health scientists, federal officials and zoo administrators will meet to put finishing touches on a plan to use the nation's 210 zoos as early warning sentinels watching for a highly virulent flu strain that experts have labeled H5N1.
"We will host about 30 experts at the meetings next week," said McGrath. "Among them will be scientists and officials from the national Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Interior Department, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and several university researchers."
The first two days will be devoted to plans for using zoos as early warning sentinels. Because major zoos are in or near every major human population center in the U.S. and because H5N1 has shown an ability to affect many animal species, zoos are thought to be unique and valuable as tools to monitor for the presence of the virus."
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Visit the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
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