MINNEAPOLIS, Ramadan 15, 1436, Jul 2, 2015, SPA -- The federal government announced plans Thursday to step up monitoring wild birds for avian influenza this fall to provide an early warning of any resurgence of a disease that devastated poultry farms in the Upper Midwest, AP reported. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a pair of plans aimed at minimizing the impacts on domestic poultry flocks if any bird flu viruses return or mutate in migrating waterfowl and other wild birds. -- SPA 21:54 LOCAL TIME 18:54 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w