Japan Launched Bird Flu Investigation

World | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

A suspected second bird flu case is being investigated in southeast Japan, officials from the country's Agriculture Ministry have said. Fears of an outbreak were stirred after chickens died at a farm on the Kyushu Island. On Monday, yet another case was confirmed in Vietnam, as 20 people across Asia have already died after contacting the virus.

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