The National Museums of Kenya has disclosed it is monitoring the migration of birds into the country as experts warned that birds from Europe were likely to make a stop over in the Rift Valley. The announcement came in the wake of confirmation that the risk of the bird flu spreading to Africa and the Middle East has markedly increased. Chief FAO veterinary officer Joseph Domenech said the detection of bird flu in some countries in Europe "confirms FAO's recent warning that the virus is spreading along the pathways of migratory birds outside south-east Asia."