Iran reports its second H1N1 flu death

[Gert van der Hoek]

Iran reports its first H1N1 flu death - state radio

26 Aug 2009 10:03:10 GMT

Source: Reuters

TEHRAN, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday a woman had died of the H1N1 virus in a northwestern region, the Islamic Republic's first fatality from the new flu strain, state radio said.

"Unfortunately a woman from Maragheh (in East Azerbaijan province) died of the flu because she also suffered from chronic respiratory problems," Deputy Health Minister Hassan Emami Razavi said, without giving further details.

He also said a 12-year-old boy with the flu was in a "bad condition" in a Tehran hospital.

Another Health Ministry official said 285 people in Iran had been diagnosed with the flu.

The H1N1 swine flu virus was first seen in March in Mexico and California. Experts say at least 1 million people have been infected in the United States alone. (Reporting by Zahra Hosseinian and Hossein Jaseb; Editing by Jon Hemming)

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Iran reports its first H1N1 flu death - state radio


Iran reports its first swine flu death

Wed, 26 Aug 2009

Iranian officials have reported the country's first death from the new H1N1 flu virus, which has already infected some 285 individuals in the country.

According to the Director of the Health Ministry's Flu Program and Border Health Care, Mahmoud Soroush, a 36-year-old woman who has recently died has been tested positive for A/H1N1.

"The 36-year-old victim was a drug addict, suffering from chronic respiratory disease," the director of the Health Ministry's Flu Program and Border Health Care told ISNA on Wednesday.

Soroush added that the victim had been hospitalized for several days and had received the necessary treatment, adding that her weak immune system contributed to her death.

The director of the Health Ministry's Flu Program and Border Health Care also advised that pregnant women stay home to reduce the risk of contracting the virus from others.

Earlier, Iranian health officials had predicted that some 10 million individuals would contract the disease in the country in the next 2 to 3 years.

In an attempt to prevent the rapid spread of the deadly virus in the country, Iran has banned Umrah Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca performed at any time of the year) until the end of the holy month of Ramadan (Aug. 22-Sept.
19).

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Re: Iran reports its second H1N1 flu death

Iran reports second swine flu death


Published: September 02, 2009, 12:08

Tehran: An Iranian man has died of swine flu, becoming the second person to die of the virus, the Isna news agency reported on Wednesday.

Deputy Health Minister Emami Razavi was quoted as saying that the man died due to weak immune system ?despite receiving treatment?.

Razavi said that 328 people have so far been infected with the flu in Iran.

A 36-year-old woman was the first to die of swine flu in Iran on August 26.

http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iran/10345530.html

Second swine flu death reported in Iran

2 September 2009, 12:50 PM

A 96-year-old Iranian man has died after contracting swine flu, the ISNA news agency said on Wednesday, the second reported death in Iran from the A(H1N1) virus.

?This week a man was hospitalised for severe pneumonia and tested positive (for swine flu) but he died due to a weak immune system despite receiving treatment,? Deputy Health Minister Hassan Emami Razavi said.

He added that 328 people have so far been infected in Iran.

Iran reported its first swine flu death, that of a 36-year-old female drug addict, on August 26.

As a precaution against the disease spreading, the authorities have banned pilgrims from travelling to Mecca in Saudi Arabia during the current holy month of Ramadan.

Iran has also placed restrictions on pilgrims for the Muslim annual hajj expected to begin on November 19.

Iranians over the age of 65 and children under 12, as well as those suffering from various lung, heart, kidney and other life-threatening ailments are banned from performing the pilgrimage this year.

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