The Disease Detectives Trying to Keep the World Safe From Bird Flu NYT: Science By: Stephanie Nolen and Thomas Cristofoletti 20 May 2024 at 22:00 When a child in a small Cambodian town fell sick recently, his rapid decline set off a global disease surveillance system. Members of a team from Cambodiaβs Ministry of Agriculture took a swab from a duck during surveillance of the poultry section of the Orussey market in Phnom Penh this month.