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Source: 234next.com

The Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja on Wednesday said it had recorded the first case of the Influenza Avian Flu (H1N1) otherwise called Swine Flu in the country.

A statement by Niyi Ojuolape, Special Assistant to the Minister of Health and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) linked the case to a nine-year old American girl in Lagos.

The statement said the girl had presented flu like symptoms of fever, sore throat, nasal congestion and nausea to the American Consular clinic in Lagos for treatment.

It said that nasal specimens were taken for routine testing and subsequently the girl recovered fully with symptomatic treatment after five days duration of the illness.

The statement noted that the father, brother and other pupils in of the girl's school did not have the symptoms, while the mother who had a mild symptom had recovered fully.

"All other contacts have been tested and they have been found negative to the Influenza A (H1N1). No other school pupil or person in the girl's school has flu like symptoms or is absent from school because of any illness,'' the statement said.

It said the Lagos State Ministry of Health was aware of the case and the tracing, screening and active surveillance carried out by the state showed that there was no other reported case.