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[DAKAR] West African states agreed yesterday (23 February) to coordinate their response to the threat of bird flu with a regional emergency fund and plan of action.
"First of all we need laboratory analysis," Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade said in an interview with Reuters and the BBC.
He suggested countries bordering Nigeria such as Benin and Niger should have observation centres to help detect any spread of the disease, with centres also needed in Mali and Senegal.