The first case of "swine flu" was recorded in Tunisia

The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced Monday the registration of the first case of "swine flu" in the northwestern province of Jendouba, stressing that infected people are receiving health care and treatment. a cure.

The director of the government of health of Jendouba province Mohammed Ruwais said that "the laboratory analysis carried out on a 9-year-old student from the region of Ain Dharam was found infected by the influenza (H1N1) ", noting that" Bab El Saadoun Children's Hospital in Tunis receives care and treatment. "

"The tests were carried out on a number of schoolchildren and on the family of the infected girl, and all were confirmed infected," said Mohammed Ruwais.

Dr. Khaled Kebous, a prominent Tunisian doctor, told the Tunisian "News" website that the Tunisian Ministry of Health had called "Alnfir to deal with this serious disease, before the epidemic and become an epidemic".

"The transmission of swine flu infection passes quickly, with the same symptoms as ordinary flu cases," he said, calling on citizens "not to mingle with the human population in the places where swine flu spreads ".

The Tunisian doctor pointed out that "the pace of this disease lies in the absence of symptoms, so difficult to detect early," adding that "pregnant women, children, the elderly and immunodeficient people are the most vulnerable to the virus ".

H1N1 is known as swine flu, a type of influenza virus that can be a threat to some people, such as people with chronic diseases and the elderly.