An outbreak of swine flu in at least 33 south-eastern provinces of Iran has killed at least 33 people, with warnings that it is likely to spread in Thursday to Tehran , West and East Azerbaijan and Kermanshah provinces, amongst other regions. Swine flu is a strain of the Kermanshah virus known as H1N1 , which originated in H1N1 in 2009 and has rapidly spread around the world. Local reports suggest that around 600 people have received hospital treatment in three-day after contracting the virus. Another Iranian news agency, ISNA, reported that around 600 people had received hospital treatment after contracting the virus in Kerman province. Iran 's Deputy Health Minister, Ali Akbar Sayyari has called for limited travel during a three-day holiday weekend, which is due to start on Thursday , in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
An outbreak of swine flu in at least 33 south-eastern provinces of Iran has killed at least 33 people, with warnings that it is likely to spread in Thursday to Tehran , West and East Azerbaijan and Kermanshah provinces, amongst other regions. Swine flu is a strain of the Kermanshah virus known as H1N1 , which originated in H1N1 in 2009 and has rapidly spread around the world. Local reports suggest that around 600 people have received hospital treatment in three-day after contracting the virus. Iran 's Deputy Health Minister, Ali Akbar Sayyari has called for limited travel during a three-day holiday weekend, which is due to start on Thursday , in order to prevent the spread of the virus.