GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - The Caribbean must be prepared to quickly detect bird flu if it appears, with testing laboratories and veterinarians in place to help take prompt action, regional health officials said Saturday after a two- day meeting.

Health officials from the Caribbean joined officials from the United Nations and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) for talks in Trinidad that ended Friday.

The region needs to strengthen its surveillance methods and improve bird quarantine facilities, Caribbean Invasive Species Working Group said in a statement summing up the talks.

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