Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon has reassured parents of young children that in the majority of cases A/H1N1 flu remains a mild disease, after a three-year-old Victorian boy died a few days ago with the virus.

Roxon told reporters on Thursday that she could not comment on the case because it was being investigated by police and the coroner.

"The death of any child is a tragedy," Roxon said.

"I want to assure people that they should not be unduly alarmed."

"This is a serious disease and it can be severe in some people but it is mild overall for most people."

She indicated that for most children A/H1N1 flu was mild and they recovered without any medical intervention.

So far, all 10 people in Australia who have died while having A/H1N1 had an underlying health issue. But Roxon would not comment if the three-year-old boy had other health problems.

(Xinhua News Agency July 2, 2009)