ULAN BATOR: The H1N1 flu virus, also known as swine flu, has killed seven adults in Mongolia since the beginning of this year, Xinhua news agency quoted the country’s health minister as saying Tuesday.
At a plenary session of the parliament, Davaajanstan Sarangerel denied media reports that many children died of swine flu in the country so far this year.
“Great efforts have been made by relevant officials to halt the spread of flu and flu-like illnesses. Fortunately, there has been no report of any death involving children due to the flu and flu-like illness, including the H1N1 flu virus,” she said.
“However, seven adults died from the H1N1 flu virus across the country so far this year,” she said.
Swine flu is a human respiratory disease. People get the disease from other people, instead of pigs.
It has an incubation period of one to four days and has high virulence if not diagnosed and treated on time. – Bernama
