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Palestinians report first case of H1N1 flu

Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:56pm EDT

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RAMALLAH, West Bank, June 10 (Reuters) - A Palestinian girl has contracted the H1N1 flu virus, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, the first such confirmed case among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The victim is a four-year-old girl from Bethlehem who recently returned from a family trip to the United States, ministry official Asad Ramlawi told Reuters.

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