Tests: Bird Flu in Japan Was H5N1 Strain

(AP) -- Tests have confirmed that bird flu detected in chickens in southern Japan was the virulent H5N1 strain that has been blamed for more than 160 human deaths worldwide, the Japanese Agricultural Ministry said Tuesday.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news88140818.html">Tests: Bird Flu in Japan Was H5N1 Strain</a></p> <p>(AP) -- Tests have confirmed that bird flu detected in chickens in southern Japan was the virulent H5N1 strain that has been blamed for more than 160 human deaths worldwide, the Japanese Agricultural Ministry said Tuesday.</p>