Tests confirm bird flu outbreak in Japan
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070127/ap_on_he_me/japan_bird_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070127/i/r2267742120.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=D0w3QI2qhSYzuouCEuiMJw--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Indonesian children touch a goose before it is slaughtered as part of a campaign to stem a flare-up of bird flu, in central Jakarta January 27, 2007. Indonesia called on the military on Friday to help fight bird flu, a day after a young girl became the country's sixth victim this month. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tests confirmed that an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in southern Japan was caused by the virulent H5N1 virus, the agriculture ministry said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>