Nairobi - Kenya's Health Minister Beth Mugo said Saturday that the first suspected case of swine flu in the East African nation had turned out to be a false alarm. South Africa last week became the first sub-Saharan African country to confirm a case of swine flu. Since then, Ethiopia, the Ivory Coast and Cape Verde have reported cases.
A 20-year-old Kenyan woman, who studies in London, visited a private health clinic in the capital Nairobi on Friday displaying symptoms of H1N1 flu.
However, test results proved negative for the virus.
The World Health Organization says many African nations are particularly vulnerable due to poor health care systems and the presence of other respiratory illnesses, such as tuberculosis.
According to the WHO's latest figures, released Friday, there have been 59,814 cases of swine flu and 263 deaths worldwide.
