U.S. trains foreign scientists in bird-flu testing

The one-week session at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, is the third in a series of "train the trainers" workshops devoted to testing for and diagnosis of the highly pathogenic avian influenza. 

Ron DeHaven, head of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said the goal was to prepare senior-level veterinarians and poultry-disease experts to train colleagues in lab procedures and protocols.