Philippino bird flu strategy

Here is a story on the Philippines' strategy to prevent the introduction of avian influenza.

The good: they are enacting a monitoring strategy for wild birds, something many other countries are not doing.

The bad: it seems to suggest they plan on "stamping out" migratory birds in local areas if avian influenza is found.

The ugly: killing migratory birds is not an effective strategy, and may have important conservation consequences as the article itself suggests.

As I argued earlier, cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds are likely spillover from outbreaks in domestic poultry.