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Watching for signs of bird flu's arrival
In Orange County: Health officials put together a team of 22 physicians to detect any human cases of the flu.
Jerry W. Jackson | Sentinel Staff Writer
Orange County is stepping up its monitoring for bird flu with the state's largest team of surveillance physicians -- doctors on the front line making house calls, working in clinics or staffing pediatric offices.
"It's a nice, early-warning system for us," Bill Toth, spokesman for the Orange County Health Department, said Monday of the 22 physicians in the county's "sentinel monitoring system."
With millions of tourists passing through Orlando annually, the county is at risk and needs to add to the roster of physicians who keep a sharp eye out for flu and are likely to spot the first cases, Toth said.
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In Orange County: Health officials put together a team of 22 physicians to detect any human cases of the flu.
Jerry W. Jackson | Sentinel Staff Writer
Orange County is stepping up its monitoring for bird flu with the state's largest team of surveillance physicians -- doctors on the front line making house calls, working in clinics or staffing pediatric offices.
"It's a nice, early-warning system for us," Bill Toth, spokesman for the Orange County Health Department, said Monday of the 22 physicians in the county's "sentinel monitoring system."
With millions of tourists passing through Orlando annually, the county is at risk and needs to add to the roster of physicians who keep a sharp eye out for flu and are likely to spot the first cases, Toth said.
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-birdfludocs2106mar21,0,4254216.story?coll=orl-home-promo