约旦报告猪流感病例

 　　AMMAN, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Health Ministry¹ said Sunday five fatalities² were reported from the H1N1 influenza³ strain known as swine flu since the beginning of 2015, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

　　Deifallah Lozi, the ministry's secretary general, said about 130 cases of the influenza were registered since the beginning of this year including those who died.

　　He added that the ministry will continue to take measures to combat the spread of influenza.

　　Jordan reports fresh 5 fatalities from swine flu

　　H1N1 influenza has killed at least 40 people in Jordan in recent years.

　　In 2009, H1N1 epidemic⁴ erupted in Mexico and spread into a worldwide pandemic.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

4 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。