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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]].

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/features/swine-flu-faq-1?page=2|title=Swine Flu Symptoms - What Is Swine Flu - H1N1 Influenza A - Swine Flu Treatment|work=WebMD}}</ref>

{| class="toccolours" style="float:right; clear:right; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; width:20em"
|+ <big>'''[[2009 swine flu outbreak by country|Detected human cases in African countries]]'''</big>
|-style="background:lavender"
!rowspan="2"| Country
! Cases
! Deaths
|- style="background:lavender;font-size:80%"
! Laboratory confirmed
! Laboratory confirmed
|-
|- style="font-weight:bold"
|style="background:lavender;"| Total
|style="background:lavender;"| 28,616
|style="background:lavender;"| 345
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#South Africa|South Africa]]
| 12,631<ref name="who afro upd">{{cite web |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/97728DC828419A8EC1257696004C31F0-Full_Report.pdf |title=Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in the African Region: Update 63 |publisher=WHO AFRO |date=2009-11-04 |accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref>
| 93<ref name=ecdc>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/Documents/091106_Influenza_AH1N1_Situation_Report_0900hrs.pdf |title=ECDC Daily Update - Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - 06 November 2009 |date=2009-11-06 |accessdate=2009-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107163924/http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/Documents/091106_Influenza_AH1N1_Situation_Report_0900hrs.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Egypt|Egypt]]
|11,765<ref name="whoemro">{{cite web |url=http://www.emro.who.int/csr/h1n1/h1n1_update.htm|title=Latest situation in the Region|publisher=WHO EMRO|date=2009-09-19 |accessdate=2009-09-25}}</ref>
|210<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=168906&SecID=65&IssueID=90 |title=اليوم السابع {{!}} وفاة 4 حالات جديدة بأنفلونزا الخنازير<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2015-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301012246/http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=168906&SecID=65&IssueID=90 |archive-date=2012-03-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Morocco|Morocco]]
| 2980<ref name="whoemro"/>
| 50<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Algeria|Algeria]]
| 672<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 47<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Mauritius|Mauritius]]
| 69<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 8<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Tunisia|Tunisia]]
| 1200<ref name="whoemro"/>
| 18<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Madagascar|Madagascar]]
| 877<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 3<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Mozambique|Mozambique]]
| 101<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 2<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#São Tomé and Príncipe|São Tomé and Príncipe]]
| 41<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 2<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Nigeria|Nigeria]]
| 11<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 2<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Tanzania|Tanzania]]
| 677<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 1<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Libya|Libya]]
| 233<ref name="whoemro"/>
| 1<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Namibia|Namibia]]
| 72<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 1<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Sudan|Sudan]]
| 145<ref name="whoemro"/>
| 5<ref name=ecdc/>
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Kenya|Kenya]]
| 417<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Rwanda|Rwanda]]
| 331<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Uganda|Uganda]]
| 251<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Zambia|Zambia]]
| 90<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Democratic Republic of Congo|Democratic Republic of Congo]]
| 222<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Lesotho|Lesotho]]
| 65<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Cape Verde|Cape Verde]]
| 62<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Ghana|Ghana]]
| 54<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]]
| 41<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Angola|Angola]]
| 37<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Seychelles|Seychelles]]
| 33<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Botswana|Botswana]]
| 23<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Republic of the Congo|Republic of the Congo]]
| 21<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Djibouti|Djibouti]]
| 9<ref name="whoemro"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Burundi|Burundi]]
| 7<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Mali|Mali]]
| 7<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Ethiopia|Ethiopia]]
| 6<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Cameroon|Cameroon]]
| 4<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Malawi|Malawi]]
| 4<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
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|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Côte d'Ivoire|Côte d'Ivoire]]
| 3<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Swaziland|Swaziland]]
| 2<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[2009 flu pandemic in Africa#Gabon|Gabon]]
| 1<ref name="who afro upd"/>
| 0
|-
|colspan="4" style="padding: 0; margin: 0;text-align:left;font-size:88%;"|'''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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ennaharonline.com/en/news/1491.html|title=Ennahar Online - First case of swine flu identified in Algeria|work=ennaharonline.com|access-date=2009-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031161912/http://www.ennaharonline.com/en/news/1491.html|archive-date=2009-10-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Benin==
As of May 2, 2009 there was one suspected case of swine flu in [[Benin]].<ref>[http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=991159 Swine flue<!--sic--> confirmed in Benin], The Times, May 2, 2009. Accessed 2009-08-03.  [https://web.archive.org/web/20090505004342/http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=991159 Archived] 2009-09-08.</ref>

==Egypt==
The [[Egypt]]ian government increased numbers of medical officers at [[Cairo Airport]] and pledged to monitor passengers from Mexico during their stay.<ref name=bbc1>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8022516.stm#americas The world response to flu crisis], BBC News, 2009-04-28. Retrieved on 2009-04-30.</ref>

The government ordered the mass slaughter of all pigs in Egypt on April 29,<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/30/2556545.htm?section=justin Egypt orders pig cull], ABC News, 2009-04-30. Retrieved on 2009-04-30. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090924070245/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/30/2556545.htm?section=justin Archived] 2009-09-08.</ref> even though the pandemic strain was a human-human transmittable, human influenza that has already previously hybridized with avian and swine flu.<ref name=food>{{cite news|title=OIE position on safety of international trade of pigs and products of pig origin |date=April 28, 2009 |publisher=World Organization for Animal Health |url=http://www.oie.int/eng/press/en_090428.htm |accessdate=2009-04-30 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903140107/http://www.oie.int/eng/press/en_090428.htm |archivedate=September 3, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[World Organization for Animal Health]] called the swine killing "scientifically unjustified".<ref name=food />

Egypt commenced the slaughter on 2 May 2009.<ref name="Iraq culls three wild pigs at Baghdad zoo">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jVxwhffSW4vItUaza1MCp6cgrbew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303125458/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jVxwhffSW4vItUaza1MCp6cgrbew|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2011|title=Iraq culls three wild pigs at Baghdad zoo|date=2009-04-03|accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref>
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,<ref name=Compass_Direct_News>{{cite news | url = http://compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&idelement=5910&lang=en&length=short&backpage=index&critere=&countryname=&rowcur=50 | title = Egypt: swine destruction threatens coptic-run industry | date = 2009-05-05 | publisher = Compass Direct News | accessdate = 15 June 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090728071421/http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news | archive-date = 28 July 2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref> which led to clashes with the police.<ref name=BBC_Egypt>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8031490.stm|title=Clashes erupt over Egypt pig cull |date=2009-05-03|publisher=BBC News| accessdate =2009-05-03| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090505033159/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8031490.stm| archivedate= 5 May 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>  ''[[Al-Ahram]]'', a widely circulated Egyptian newspaper, reported that owners of destroyed pigs would receive {{EGP|1,000|link=yes}} (approximately US$177.70) per animal in compensation,<ref name=Reuters_Egypt>{{cite news|title=UN agency slams Egypt order to cull all pigs |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/europeCrisis/idUSLT11250 |first=Phil |last=Stewart |publisher=Reuters |date=2009-04-29 |accessdate=15 June 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503034026/https://www.reuters.com/article/europeCrisis/idUSLT11250 |archivedate=3 May 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> but [[Reuters]] reported that the issue was still "under discussion", citing an Egyptian cabinet spokesman.<ref name=Reuters_Egypt/>

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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE5510ED20090602 |work=Reuters |title=Egypt detects first H1N1 flu case: WHO official |date=2 June 2009 |accessdate=15 June 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605174842/https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE5510ED20090602 |archivedate=5 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iP1qStvCULJ_rKgmloiXfwbJcKGA|title=Toddler latest swine flu case in Egypt|access-date=2009-06-12| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090616125702/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iP1qStvCULJ_rKgmloiXfwbJcKGA| archive-date= 16 June 2009 | url-status= dead}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2010-02/01/c_13158226.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204102418/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2010-02/01/c_13158226.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2010|title=A/H1N1 flu death toll reaches 258 in Egypt|work=xinhuanet.com}}</ref>

==Ethiopia==
On June 19, 2009 the [[Ethiopia]]n government reported two cases of swine flu.  They were both in girls who had returned from school in the United States for summer break.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/ethiopia/ethiopians-infected-h1n1-flu-receive-treatment-ministry|title=Ethiopians infected with H1N1 flu receive treatment : ministry|work=ReliefWeb|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-flu-ethiopia/ethiopia-confirms-first-cases-of-h1n1-idUSTRE55I5AN20090619|title=Ethiopia confirms first cases of H1N1|last=Malone|first=Barry|date=2009-06-19|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> One additional case was reported by July 6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_07_06/en/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722014635/http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_07_06/en/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2009|title=WHO {{!}} Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 58|website=www.who.int|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> By December 14, 2009, six cases had been reported with no deaths contributed to the flu.<ref name="who afro upd"/>

==Ghana==
[[Ghana]] banned the importation of pork and pork products.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://gbcghana.com/news/25813detail.html |title=Ghana bans importation of pork and pork products |publisher=Ghana Broadcasting Corporation |date=2009-04-28 |accessdate=2009-04-30 |author=Ghana Broadcasting Corporation |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918033035/http://gbcghana.com/news/25813detail.html |archivedate=2009-09-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of December 14, 2009, Ghana had 54 cases with no deaths reported.<ref name="who afro upd" />

==Kenya==
[[Kenya]] health authorities started screening travellers at [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Jomo Kenyatta]] and [[Moi International Airport|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/592220/-/u65k7o/-/index.html|title=Kenya mounts swine flu alert|date=28 April 2009|work=nation.co.ke}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Kenya_confirms_first_swine_flu_case|title=Kenya confirms first swine flu case|newspaper=Wikinews|date=3 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://swineflu.ushahidi.com/reports/view/764 |title = Swine Flu  |access-date=2009-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924061038/http://swineflu.ushahidi.com/reports/view/764 |archive-date=2009-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120630052747/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlzMvITjfWhY0IePXScfbIeaoToA] </ref>

As of December 14, 2009, Kenya had 417 cases with no deaths reported.<ref name="who afro upd" />

==Libya==

On 6 July 2009, [[Libya]] had its first confirmed case of swine flu from a man that had travelled from Thailand via Dubai.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-flu-libya/libya-reports-first-case-of-new-h1n1-flu-idUSTRE5641B720090705 |title=Libya reports first case of new H1N1 flu |last=Hamid Ould Ahmed |date=2009-07-05 |work=Reuters |access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> As of December 5, 2009, Libya had 124 cases with no deaths.<ref name="WHO EMA" />

==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.<ref>Reuters, [https://www.reuters.com/article/americasCrisis/idUSLC292881 "Morocco confirms first H1N1 flu case -ministry"], 12 June 2009 (accessed 14 June 2009)</ref> As of December 5, 2009, Morocco had 1,763 cases with 5 deaths.<ref name="WHO EMA">{{Cite web |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/influenza-h1n1-eastern-mediterranean-region-who-latest-update-05-dec-2009 |title=Influenza A (H1N1): Eastern Mediterranean Region - WHO latest update, 05 Dec 2009 |website=ReliefWeb |language=en |access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref>

==Namibia==
[[Image:H1N1 Namibia map.png|thumb|right|200px|Outbreak evolution in Namibia{{legend|#000000|Deaths}}{{legend|#FF0000|Confirmed cases}}]]
[[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, Namibia|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=c3dbbe29a6992210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default|title=SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.|author=SABC|work=sabcnews.com|access-date=2009-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722232421/http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=c3dbbe29a6992210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default|archive-date=2009-07-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Nigeria==
[[Nigeria]]n Health Minister [[Babatunde Osotimehin]] announced that the country was stockpiling antiviral treatments, informing the public and increasing surveillance.<ref name=bbc1/>

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.<ref>Associated Press, [http://fr.news.yahoo.com/3/20090622/twl-grippe-a-h1n1-tunisie-1be00ca.html "Grippe A/H1N1: deux premiers cas en Tunisie"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625135424/http://fr.news.yahoo.com/3/20090622/twl-grippe-a-h1n1-tunisie-1be00ca.html |date=2009-06-25 }}, 22 June 2009 (accessed 22 June 2009)</ref>

==South Africa==
[[Image:H1N1 South Africa Map.svg|thumb|right|200px|Outbreak evolution in South Africa {{legend|#000000|Deaths}}{{legend|#FF0000|Confirmed cases}}]]
On April 29, [[South Africa]] reported two possible cases of swine flu from two women who had recently travelled in Mexico.<ref name=news24>[http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2508746,00.html 2 suspected swine flu cases in SA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703160916/http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2508746,00.html |date=2009-07-03 }}, News24, April 29, 2009</ref> 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.<ref name=MG>[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-06-29-seven-confirmed-cases-of-swine-flu-in-sa Seven Confirmed Cases of Swine Flu in SA], Mail & Guardian, June 29, 2009. Accessed 2009-08-03.  [https://web.archive.org/web/20090701072302/http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-06-29-seven-confirmed-cases-of-swine-flu-in-sa Archived] 2009-09-08.</ref>

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<ref>{{cite web|title=Cape Times |url=http://www.capetimes.co.za/?fSectionId=&fArticleId=nw20090803143947888C413989 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5jeJJrvGa?url=http://www.capetimes.co.za/?fSectionId=&fArticleId=nw20090803143947888C413989 |archivedate=2009-09-09 |url-status=live |accessdate=2009-08-03 }}</ref> As of December 14, 2009, South Africa had 12631 cases with 91 deaths.<ref name="WHO EMA" />

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://health.iafrica.com/healthnews/2256901.htm|title=iafrica.com Winter raises H1N1 fears|work=iAfrica.com|access-date=2010-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507122616/http://health.iafrica.com/healthnews/2256901.htm|archive-date=2010-05-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/02/16/1793220/world-cup-2010-swine-flu-threat-in-mind|title=FINISHED: World Cup 2010: Swine Flu Threat In Mind - Goal.com|work=Goal.com}}</ref>

==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 [[South Sudan|Southern Sudan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article33344|title=WHO confirms first case of swine influenza in South Sudan|work=sudantribune.com|access-date=2010-01-02|archive-date=2021-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411014114/https://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article33344|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of December 28, 2009, there were five deaths and over 150 confirmed cases of swine flu in Sudan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article33613|title=Sudan confirms five swine flu deaths|work=sudantribune.com|access-date=2010-01-02|archive-date=2021-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316044858/https://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article33613|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Zambia==
An emergency task force was set up by the [[Government of Zambia|Zambian government]].<ref name=bbc1/>

==Timeline==
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
! style="background:#ddf"|2009
! style="background:#ddf"|A(H1N1) Outbreak and Pandemic Milestones in Africa
|-
| {{nowrap|2 June}}
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} First case confirmed in Egypt.
|-
| 12 June
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} First case confirmed in Morocco.
|-
| 18 June
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} First case confirmed in South Africa.
|-
| 19 June
| {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} First case confirmed in Ethiopia.
|-
| 20 June
| {{flagicon|Algeria}} First case confirmed in Algeria.
|-
| 22 June
| {{flagicon|Tunisia}} First case confirmed in Tunisia.
|-
|rowspan=2| 24 June
| {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} First case confirmed in the Cape Verde Islands.
|-
| {{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} First case confirmed in Côte d'Ivoire.
|-
|rowspan=2| 29 June
| {{flagicon|Kenya}} First case confirmed in Kenya.
|-
| {{flagicon|Mauritius}} First case confirmed in Mauritius.
|-
| 30 June
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|  {{flagicon|Egypt}} Community outbreaks confirmed in Egypt.
|-
| 2 July
| {{flagicon|Uganda}} First case confirmed in Uganda.
|-
| 6 July
| {{flagicon|Libya|1977}} First case confirmed in Libya.
|-
| 8 July
| {{flagicon|Seychelles}} First case confirmed in Seychelles.
|-
| 9 July
| {{flagicon|Tanzania}} First case confirmed in Tanzania.
|-
|rowspan=3|10 July
| {{flagicon|Botswana}} First case confirmed in Botswana.
|-
| {{flagicon|Réunion}} First case confirmed in Reunion.
|-
| {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} First case confirmed in Zimbabwe.
|-
|rowspan=2|16 July
| {{flagicon|Sudan}} First case confirmed in Sudan.
|-
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|  {{flagicon|Morocco}} '''Community outbreaks''' confirmed in Morocco.
|-
| 19 July
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Egypt}} First '''death''' confirmed in Egypt, thus Africa.
|-
| 20 July
| {{flagicon|Namibia}} First case confirmed in Namibia.
|-
| 25 July
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|  {{flagicon|South Africa}} '''Community outbreaks''' confirmed in South Africa.
|-
| 28 July
| {{flagicon|Zambia}} First case confirmed in Zambia.
|-
| 29 July
| {{flagicon|Swaziland}} First case confirmed in Swaziland.
|-
| 30 July
| {{flagicon|Gabon}} First case confirmed in Gabon.
|-
| 1 August
| {{flagicon|Mayotte}} First case confirmed in Mayotte.
|-
| 3 August
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|South Africa}} First '''death''' confirmed in South Africa.
|-
| 6 August
| {{flagicon|Ghana}} First case confirmed in Ghana.
|-
| 9 August
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|  {{flagicon|Algeria}} '''Community outbreaks''' confirmed in Algeria.
|-
| 10 August
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Mauritius}} First '''death''' confirmed in Mauritius.
|-
|rowspan=2 |14 August
| {{flagicon|Cameroon}} First case confirmed in Cameroon.
|-
| {{flagicon|Madagascar}} First case confirmed in Madagascar.
|-
| 15 August
| {{flagicon|DR Congo}} First case confirmed in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
|-
| 17 August
| {{flagicon|Mozambique}} First case confirmed in Mozambique.
|-
| 26 August
| {{flagicon|Angola}} First case confirmed in Angola.
|-
|31 August
| {{flagicon|Djibouti}} First case confirmed in Djibouti.
|-
|rowspan=2|1 September
| {{flagicon|Lesotho}} First case confirmed in Lesotho.
|-
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Réunion}} First '''death''' confirmed in Reunion.
|-
|7 September
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Namibia}} First '''death''' confirmed in Namibia.
|-
| 8 September
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Madagascar}} First '''death''' confirmed in Madagascar.
|-
| 10 September
| {{flagicon|Malawi|1964}} First case confirmed in Malawi.
|-
| 14 September
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Mozambique}} First '''death''' confirmed in Mozambique.
|-
| 6 October
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Tanzania}} First '''death''' confirmed in Tanzania.
|-
|rowspan=2|12 October
| {{flagicon|Rwanda}} First case confirmed in Rwanda.
|-
| {{flagicon|São Tomé and Príncipe}} First case confirmed in São Tomé and Príncipe.
|-
| 15 October
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Mayotte}} First '''death''' confirmed in Mayotte.
|-
| 18 October
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Sudan}} First '''death''' confirmed in Sudan.
|-
| 25 October
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|São Tomé and Príncipe}} First '''death''' confirmed in São Tomé and Príncipe.
|-
|rowspan=2|29 October
| {{flagicon|Congo}} First case confirmed in the Republic of the Congo.
|-
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} First case confirmed in Nigeria.
|-
|  1 November
|style="background:#e2bee5;"| {{flagicon|Morocco}} '''Mass vaccinations''' in Morocco begins
|-
|  3 November
|style="background:#e2bee5;"| {{flagicon|Egypt}} '''Mass vaccinations''' in Egypt begins
|-
| 11 November
| {{flagicon|Burundi}} First case confirmed in Burundi.
|-
| 13 November
| {{flagicon|Somalia}} First case confirmed in Somalia.
|-
| rowspan="2"|  16 November
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Tunisia}} First '''death''' confirmed in Tunisia.
|-
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Morocco}} First '''death''' confirmed in Morocco.
|-
| 27 November
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Algeria}} First '''death''' confirmed in Algeria.
|-
| 30 November
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Libya|1977}} First '''death''' confirmed in Libya.
|-
! style="background:#ddf"|2010
! style="background:#ddf"|A(H1N1) Outbreak and Pandemic Milestones in Africa
|-
| 5 January
|style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} First '''death''' confirmed in Nigeria.
|-
| 11 January
| {{flagicon|Mali}} First case confirmed in Mali.
|-
| 29 January
| {{flagicon|Chad}} First case confirmed in Chad.
|-
| 3 February
| {{flagicon|Mauritania|1959}} First case confirmed in Mauritania.
|-
| 9 February
| {{flagicon|Senegal}} First case confirmed in Senegal.
|-
| 25 February
| {{flagicon|Niger}} First case confirmed in Niger.
|-
| 12 April
| {{flagicon|Guinea}} First case confirmed in Guinea.
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|3}}

{{2009 flu pandemic}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flu Pandemic In Africa, 2009}}
[[Category:2009 swine flu pandemic by continent|Africa]]
[[Category:2009 in Africa]]
[[Category:Health disasters in Africa]]