They will examine the situation country-by-country, analyze the way t hat the virus has been spread and advise coordinated measures for detection and control.

An outbreak has been detected. A local poultry farm keeping 46,000 birds was affected, of which 42,000 were infected and 40,000 of those, died.

If an outbreak of avian influenza were to be proven, there would be a lot of support needed.

Burkina is one of those countries that have particularly weak infrastructure.