March of the disease spotters
29/3/2006 10:47
A zookeeper disinfects a penguin pen at the Shanghai Zoo yesterday. In the
next two months, 1 million migratory birds may touch down in the city, and local
authorities have set up 23 stations to monitor their activities. Mayor Han Zheng
yesterday urged authorities to be on high alert for bird flu, which killed a
29-year-old migrant woman last week. -Shanghai Daily
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