A pregnant woman infected with A/H1N1 was in serious condition, said the health department of Pingtung County in southern Taiwan on Sunday.

The 25-year-old expecting mother has been pregnant for 24 weeks and reported symptoms of flu on August 9, the health department said in a statement to the media.

She suffered unconsciousness on Saturday, the statement said.

(Xinhua News Agency August 16, 2009)