N. Korea Refutes Pyongyang Bird Flu Report (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060127/ap_on_he_me/nkorea_bird_flu"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/afp/20060127/capt.sge.ewf11.270106171113.photo00.photo.default-389x255.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=XxWCTquSjY.E3W7Siv8Hag--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Bird flu-infected chicken. US researchers, in the first large-scale study of bird flu genomes, have found a genetic feature in the deadly virus that might explain its virulence in humans.(AFP/File/Ade Danhur)" border="0" /></a>AP - North Korean officials say they have had no reported cases of bird flu among humans or poultry, disputing a report earlier this week that a woman was admitted to a Pyongyang hospital with the illness, a Beijing-based U.N. official said Friday.</p><br clear=all>