Pork or any other meat products can’t be the reason behind H1N1 swine flu infection, Armenia's Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement.

“To shatter some people’s concerns, experts of the State Service for Food Safety clarify that the infection cannot be transmitted to humans from meat products, leaving no room for concern,” the statement read.

Conditionally dubbed as swine flu in 2009, the virus was scientifically named H1N1, the Ministry further noted.

H1N1 is the subtype of influenza A virus that was the most common cause of human influenza in 2010.

As of January 20, 18 people have died from H1N1 swine flu virus in Armenia, Minister of Health said Wednesday.

At the same time, Armen Muradyan noted that 99% of the patients have fully recovered, with many of them being discharged from hospitals.

According to Muradyan, 7 patients are currently placed on ventilators.

94 out of 124 pregnant women, 982 out of 1230 patients with acute respiratory viruses are under supervision, with the number of sick children having decreased by 170, the Minister further stated.