first cases of swine flu in the city of Arbil.

IRBIL / term
A health minister in the Kurdistan region Zarian Osman on Friday, for the registration of the first cases of swine flu in the city of Arbil.
Othman said, according to the agency (Akaniwz) that he «was recorded the first cases of swine flu to a Malaysian woman was coming from the UAE to Erbil International Airport». Osman said that «after the tests, for women found to carry the swine flu virus», referring to it «are currently under the supervision and medical care». So, the source of health in the province of Irbil, said the Iraqi families voluntarily returned to Iran on suspicion of having bird flu, pigs and the director of health in the province of Arbil Gumman Hval Fars «underwent medical examinations of a child and his parents were coming from Iran to Kurdistan region, to doubt the injury Child flu »,

He added, according to the Fars agency (Akaniwz) that the «health officials in Arbil, asked the family of the child put their son under medical care at a hospital in Irbil, but the family had not been satisfied that their wish and then returned to Iran». He reported that the «medical committees in the province conducted a comprehensive check on all of the entrants to the limits of Haj Omran province of Kurdistan, and the medical examination that the mouth of a child higher than the norm, accompanied by suffering and raised doubts about the swine flu».

Another case of swine flu confirmed in Kurdistan Region

PUKmedia 26-06-2009 18:15:05

KRG Minister of Health Dr. Zryan Osman confirmed another case of swine flu in Kurdistan Region.

He also stated, “A Malaysian woman, arriving in Kurdistan Region from Emirates state via Erbil International Airport, was suspected of infecting with swine flu in the airport.”

Regarding this, she was isolated from other passengers and she was confirmed of having virus H1N1following testing her.

She has currently been in intensive care in Erbil, KRG Health Minister added.

Iraq's northern autonomous region diagnosed three more cases of swine flu on Friday, including the 12-year-old brother of a female basketball player struck down by the condition.

One of the new victims was on the same plane as five members of a women's basketball team and their male coach, returning from the United States, who were diagnosed a day earlier, said regional health minister Ziryan Osman.
"We recorded three more cases,