First swine flu fatality occurs in Iran


BANDAR ABBAS, Iran (MNA) – The first swine flu death was reported in Iran as a pregnant woman succumbed to the disease on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, a local health official said on Wednesday.

The pregnant woman died of A flu, Dr. Ebrahim Khaje told the Mehr News Agency.

So far at least 150 cases of swine flu have been reported in Iran.