[Southeastern Iowa at Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area; no protective gear]
Duck hunter exposed to type of bird flu
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent 17 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. duck hunter and two state wildlife employees had evidence of an uncommon type of bird flu virus in their blood, researchers reported on Monday in one of the first studies to show that hunters might be at risk.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060724/us_nm/birdflu_hunters_dc_1
Bird flu spiraling out of control in Indonesia
BirdFluDefense.com ^ | July 24, 2006 | NewsTarget
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1671501/posts
This document includes the intended plan for surveillance for H5N1 (and other avian influenzas) in the wild.
It is a little dated (March 20, 2006), and this statement alone reveals developments have occurred since: Secy Gale Norton: "Thus far there have been no cases reported of humans contacting the disease from contact with wild birds."
However, imo, the piece is worth reading to get an idea of the strategy innvolved.