Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Elias Skaff announced Saturday that the ministry decided to forbid the import of pork into Lebanon due to the appearance of influenza A/H1N1.

"The ministry of agriculture and centers of animal health quarantine have established checkpoints along all Lebanese borders to stop any importation of pork," Skaff was quoted by local Elnashra website as saying.

His statement came shortly after the announcement by the Lebanese health minister of the first confirmed three cases of the novel flu in the Arab country.

Minister of Public Health Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh said a Lebanese who have attended a training seminar in Spain and two foreigners visiting Lebanon -- a Canadian mother and her son -- have been diagnosed to be infected with the virus.

Khalifeh said everything is under control, adding more measures will be taken during this summer to deal with the large number of travelers to Lebanon and to remind the pilgrims who travel to Saudi Arabia for religious duties to abide by the measures released by the Lebanese Health Ministry.

The World health Organization said Friday that 15,510 persons are inflected with influenza A/H1N1 virus in 53 countries since it was uncovered last month in the United States and Mexico.