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Iraq has 96 H1N1 flu cases, mostly US soldiers 

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-12 20:39

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced Wednesday it registered 96 cases of A(H1N1) virus, including 67 cases among the US soldiers in the country.

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"So far, the total number of A(H1N1) flu cases registered in the country climbed to 96, with only one case of death that registered for a teenage girl in the city of Najaf several days ago," Mohammed Jubier, deputy head of the public health department in the Iraqi Ministry of Health, told Xinhua.

Jubier confirmed that most of the cases in the country were detected among the US soldiers with 67 cases, while 29 cases are Iraqis, including 11 in Baghdad alone.

He said that all the patients are receiving medical treatment and in stable condition.

On August 9, spokesman of the Health Ministry put the total number of A(H1N1) flu cases registered in the country at 67, including 39 among American soldiers.

Earlier this week, the ministry confirmed the first A(H1N1) flu death of 21-year-old woman in the city of Najaf, some 160 km south of Baghdad.