Latest on the Spread of H5N1 Bird Flu Virus
December 3, 2005
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According to various news sources, more than 1,500 dead birds were discovered in the Ukraine in its Black Sea region of Crimea.
This is the first discovery of massive deaths of birds in that area.
The dead birds tested positive for the H5 subtype.
A quarantine zone was put in place and those who had contact with the birds were being watched.
The carcasses of the birds were being burned.
Samples are being sent to laboratories in Italy and England for tests to determine if it is the H5N1 strain, which is being monitored for feat it may mutate into a form that is easily transferable among humans.