http://www.einnews.com/uzbekistan/newsfeed-uzbekistan-bird-fluConstantly updated news and information about world affairs. http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191601870 6 Oct 2008 02:30 GMT ... 2001, 1,000 U.S. troops were sent to Uzbekistan, a part of the former Soviet Union. ... 2005, scientists announced that a form of bird flu that jumped directly to humans was the ...