State bodies to coordinate fight against swine flu spread
Tehran Times Social Desk

TEHRAN – The Majlis, the executive bodies such as medical and health care centers, and educational institutions are working together to coordinate fight against the spread of swine flu in the country, MP Hassan Aboutorabi said on Monday.

The relevant bodies will take any necessary measures in this regard and that there is nothing to be worried about, Aboutorabi, the deputy Majlis speaker, told the Mehr News Agency.

“So far 444 people have been diagnosed with H1N1-A virus, commonly known as swine flu, over the past seven days, bringing the country’s total number of H1N1-A infected cases to 1,638,” Mohamad Mahdi Gouya of the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

According to Gouya, 17,150 people have been infected with the swine flu virus in the East Mediterranean region, and the death toll in the region stood at 111 up to that time.

Iran's first swine flu case was a 16-year-old Iranian-American boy, who tested positive for the disease on June 22, upon his arrival in Tehran.

The disease has become epidemic in 177 countries around the world. A total of 449,000 people around the world have been infected with swine flu and 5000 others have died from the virus since the disease burst onto the scene in Mexico in April.

Meanwhile, a member of the Majlis Health Committee said on Monday that the officials must adopt necessary strategies to fight the disease as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, the spread of swine flu is not addressed seriously in the country and the flu endemic is getting worse, he regretted.

He also said there is no precise information about the number of cases and the degree of disease severity in Iran

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