2009 swine flu pandemic in Africa

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The 2009 flu pandemic hit Africa two months later than other continents with the first case reported in Egypt on June 2, 2009. As of December 1, 30 countries in Africa had reported cases and 7 countries in Africa had reported a total of 108 deaths. It was the least affected continent.

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Symptoms of H1N1 swine flu are like regular flu symptoms and include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue. Many people with swine flu have had diarrhea and vomiting, but these symptoms can also be caused by many other conditions. That means that you and your doctor can't know, just based on your symptoms, if you've got swine flu. Healthcare professionals may offer a rapid flu test, although a negative result doesn't mean you don't have the flu. The accuracy of the test depends on the quality of the manufacturer's test, the sample collection method, and how much of the virus a person is emitting at the time of testing.

Like seasonal flu, pandemic swine flu can cause neurological symptoms in children. These events are rare, but, as cases associated with seasonal flu have shown, they can be very severe and often fatal. Symptoms include seizures or changes in mental status (confusion or sudden cognitive or behavioral changes). It's not clear why these symptoms occur, although they may be caused by Reye's syndrome. Reye's syndrome usually occurs in children with a viral illness who have taken aspirin—something that should always be avoided. [1]

Detected human cases in African countries
CountryCasesDeaths
Laboratory confirmedLaboratory confirmed
Total28,616345
South Africa 12,631 [2] 93 [3]
Egypt 11,765 [4] 210 [5]
Morocco 2980 [4] 50 [3]
Algeria 672 [2] 47 [3]
Mauritius 69 [2] 8 [3]
Tunisia 1200 [4] 18 [3]
Madagascar 877 [2] 3 [3]
Mozambique 101 [2] 2 [3]
São Tomé and Príncipe 41 [2] 2 [3]
Nigeria 11 [2] 2 [3]
Tanzania 677 [2] 1 [3]
Libya 233 [4] 1 [3]
Namibia 72 [2] 1 [3]
Sudan 145 [4] 5 [3]
Kenya 417 [2] 0
Rwanda 331 [2] 0
Uganda 251 [2] 0
Zambia 90 [2] 0
Democratic Republic of Congo 222 [2] 0
Lesotho 65 [2] 0
Cape Verde 62 [2] 0
Ghana 54 [2] 0
Zimbabwe 41 [2] 0
Angola 37 [2] 0
Seychelles 33 [2] 0
Botswana 23 [2] 0
Republic of the Congo 21 [2] 0
Djibouti 9 [4] 0
Burundi 7 [2] 0
Mali 7 [2] 0
Ethiopia 6 [2] 0
Cameroon 4 [2] 0
Malawi 4 [2] 0
Côte d'Ivoire 3 [2] 0
Swaziland 2 [2] 0
Gabon 1 [2] 0
Summary: Number of African countries with confirmed cases: 35 (13 November 2009)
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Algeria

The first case of swine influenza was detected in Algeria on June 20. This was an Algerian national, resident in Frankfurt and coming from Miami with her two children.

This first case was detected at Houari Boumediene Airport. Many Algerian immigrants and tourists were arriving during this holiday period, increasing the risk of spreading the virus. The woman suffering from flu was immediately transferred to the hospital of El-Kettar’ in Algiers. [6]

Benin

As of May 2, 2009 there was one suspected case of swine flu in Benin. [7]

Egypt

The Egyptian government increased numbers of medical officers at Cairo Airport and pledged to monitor passengers from Mexico during their stay. [8]

The government ordered the mass slaughter of all pigs in Egypt on April 29, [9] even though the pandemic strain was a human-human transmittable, human influenza that has already previously hybridized with avian and swine flu. [10] The World Organization for Animal Health called the swine killing "scientifically unjustified". [10]

Egypt commenced the slaughter on 2 May 2009. [11] On the next day in Cairo, an estimated 300 Coptic Christian residents of the Manshiyat Nasr district set up blockades on the street in attempt to keep government officers from confiscating their pigs, [12] which led to clashes with the police. [13] Al-Ahram , a widely circulated Egyptian newspaper, reported that owners of destroyed pigs would receive 1,000 (approximately US$177.70) per animal in compensation, [14] but Reuters reported that the issue was still "under discussion", citing an Egyptian cabinet spokesman. [14]

The first case of the novel H1N1 virus was discovered in Cairo, Egypt on the second of June, in a 12-year-old girl coming from the US with her mother. Only the girl was infected, and the officials caught the case before she left the airport.

A second and third case were discovered on Sunday 7 June: two students at the American University of Cairo. [15]

As of June 9, there was 8 confirmed case of swine flu in Egypt.

On June 11, 2 more cases were discovered, along with 2 cases discovered a day earlier, bringing the total number of swine flu cases to 12. [16]

As of December 3, the confirmed cases were 3558 and the deaths of 24. As of January 31, there were 258 confirmed deaths from A/H1N1 influenza in Egypt, and in excess of 15,800 confirmed cases of H1N1. [17]

Ethiopia

On June 19, 2009 the Ethiopian government reported two cases of swine flu. They were both in girls who had returned from school in the United States for summer break. [18] [19] One additional case was reported by July 6. [20] By December 14, 2009, six cases had been reported with no deaths contributed to the flu. [2]

Ghana

Ghana banned the importation of pork and pork products. [21] As of December 14, 2009, Ghana had 54 cases with no deaths reported. [2]

Kenya

Kenya health authorities started screening travellers at Jomo Kenyatta and Moi international airports on April 28. Public Health and Sanitation minister Beth Mugo said travellers from Mexico and those from Texas, California and New York were being screened. [22]

On June 29, a British medical student became the first confirmed case of swine flu in Kenya. The student, who was in a group of 33, was in Kenya to attend a series of medical camps in Nyanza province. The whole group was quarantined in their hotel in Kisumu while undergoing treatment.

There was a panic in Nairobi as mobile text messages circulated warning people to stay away from Sarit centre, a popular commercial establishment where another suspected case had been diagnosed. The patient's test results, however, came back negative for the H1N1 virus. [23] [24] [25]

As of December 14, 2009, Kenya had 417 cases with no deaths reported. [2]

Libya

On 6 July 2009, Libya had its first confirmed case of swine flu from a man that had travelled from Thailand via Dubai. [26] As of December 5, 2009, Libya had 124 cases with no deaths. [27]

Morocco

Morocco confirmed the first case of novel human swine flu (A/H1N1-2009) on 12 June, in an 18-year-old university student returning from Canada. [28] As of December 5, 2009, Morocco had 1,763 cases with 5 deaths. [27]

Namibia

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Namibia confirmed its first two cases of swine flu on July 20.

Both cases involved young adults who had been traveling in other countries: a 13-year-old boy from Rehoboth who returned from a rugby trip with 20 other students in South Africa and a young student returning from Europe. The latter was taken by ambulance to hospital directly from the international airport in Windhoek as she showed severe signs of flu. [29]

Nigeria

Nigerian Health Minister Babatunde Osotimehin announced that the country was stockpiling antiviral treatments, informing the public and increasing surveillance. [8]

The first A/H1N1 death was confirmed in Nigeria on 5 January 2010, with the victim being a 38-year-old woman from Lagos who was infected in the US.

Tunisia

Tunisia confirmed the two first cases of swine flu (A/H1N1-2009) on June 22. Both cases were returning from the United States, and recovered quickly. [30]

South Africa

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On April 29, South Africa reported two possible cases of swine flu from two women who had recently travelled in Mexico. [31] On June 18, the first case was confirmed. Later, on 29 June the South African National Department of Health confirmed 7 cases of swine influenza in the country. [32]

The first death in South Africa was confirmed on 3 August. The victim was a student at the University of Stellenbosch. A few days later the second confirmed death was announced: a male in Durban, Mount Edgecombe [33] As of December 14, 2009, South Africa had 12631 cases with 91 deaths. [27]

The H1N1 virus was a concern for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which took place in June 2010 but there were not any major issues with the flu during the tournament. [34] [35]

Sudan

The first case of swine flu in Sudan was confirmed in mid-July 2009. At the end of November the first case was confirmed in Southern Sudan. [36]

As of December 28, 2009, there were five deaths and over 150 confirmed cases of swine flu in Sudan. [37]

Zambia

An emergency task force was set up by the Zambian government. [8]

Timeline

2009A(H1N1) Outbreak and Pandemic Milestones in Africa
2 June Flag of Egypt.svg First case confirmed in Egypt.
12 June Flag of Morocco.svg First case confirmed in Morocco.
18 June Flag of South Africa.svg First case confirmed in South Africa.
19 June Flag of Ethiopia.svg First case confirmed in Ethiopia.
20 June Flag of Algeria.svg First case confirmed in Algeria.
22 June Flag of Tunisia.svg First case confirmed in Tunisia.
24 June Flag of Cape Verde.svg First case confirmed in the Cape Verde Islands.
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg First case confirmed in Côte d'Ivoire.
29 June Flag of Kenya.svg First case confirmed in Kenya.
Flag of Mauritius.svg First case confirmed in Mauritius.
30 June Flag of Egypt.svg Community outbreaks confirmed in Egypt.
2 July Flag of Uganda.svg First case confirmed in Uganda.
6 July Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg First case confirmed in Libya.
8 July Flag of Seychelles.svg First case confirmed in Seychelles.
9 July Flag of Tanzania.svg First case confirmed in Tanzania.
10 July Flag of Botswana.svg First case confirmed in Botswana.
Flag of France.svg First case confirmed in Reunion.
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg First case confirmed in Zimbabwe.
16 July Flag of Sudan.svg First case confirmed in Sudan.
Flag of Morocco.svg Community outbreaks confirmed in Morocco.
19 July Flag of Egypt.svg First death confirmed in Egypt, thus Africa.
20 July Flag of Namibia.svg First case confirmed in Namibia.
25 July Flag of South Africa.svg Community outbreaks confirmed in South Africa.
28 July Flag of Zambia.svg First case confirmed in Zambia.
29 July Flag of Eswatini.svg First case confirmed in Swaziland.
30 July Flag of Gabon.svg First case confirmed in Gabon.
1 August Flag of France.svg First case confirmed in Mayotte.
3 August Flag of South Africa.svg First death confirmed in South Africa.
6 August Flag of Ghana.svg First case confirmed in Ghana.
9 August Flag of Algeria.svg Community outbreaks confirmed in Algeria.
10 August Flag of Mauritius.svg First death confirmed in Mauritius.
14 August Flag of Cameroon.svg First case confirmed in Cameroon.
Flag of Madagascar.svg First case confirmed in Madagascar.
15 August Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg First case confirmed in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
17 August Flag of Mozambique.svg First case confirmed in Mozambique.
26 August Flag of Angola.svg First case confirmed in Angola.
31 August Flag of Djibouti.svg First case confirmed in Djibouti.
1 September Flag of Lesotho.svg First case confirmed in Lesotho.
Flag of France.svg First death confirmed in Reunion.
7 September Flag of Namibia.svg First death confirmed in Namibia.
8 September Flag of Madagascar.svg First death confirmed in Madagascar.
10 September Flag of Malawi.svg First case confirmed in Malawi.
14 September Flag of Mozambique.svg First death confirmed in Mozambique.
6 October Flag of Tanzania.svg First death confirmed in Tanzania.
12 October Flag of Rwanda.svg First case confirmed in Rwanda.
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg First case confirmed in São Tomé and Príncipe.
15 October Flag of France.svg First death confirmed in Mayotte.
18 October Flag of Sudan.svg First death confirmed in Sudan.
25 October Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg First death confirmed in São Tomé and Príncipe.
29 October Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg First case confirmed in the Republic of the Congo.
Flag of Nigeria.svg First case confirmed in Nigeria.
1 November Flag of Morocco.svg Mass vaccinations in Morocco begins
3 November Flag of Egypt.svg Mass vaccinations in Egypt begins
11 November Flag of Burundi.svg First case confirmed in Burundi.
13 November Flag of Somalia.svg First case confirmed in Somalia.
16 November Flag of Tunisia.svg First death confirmed in Tunisia.
Flag of Morocco.svg First death confirmed in Morocco.
27 November Flag of Algeria.svg First death confirmed in Algeria.
30 November Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg First death confirmed in Libya.
2010A(H1N1) Outbreak and Pandemic Milestones in Africa
5 January Flag of Nigeria.svg First death confirmed in Nigeria.
11 January Flag of Mali.svg First case confirmed in Mali.
29 January Flag of Chad.svg First case confirmed in Chad.
3 February Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg First case confirmed in Mauritania.
9 February Flag of Senegal.svg First case confirmed in Senegal.
25 February Flag of Niger.svg First case confirmed in Niger.
12 April Flag of Guinea.svg First case confirmed in Guinea.

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