Nigeria records first swine flu case 

Lagos, 05 Nov-(ANA)-Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, said Wednesday it had recorded its first case of H1N1 swine flu in a 9-year old girl from the United States living in the commercial hub of Lagos.

The health ministry said the girl, who had symptoms including fever, sore throat and nausea, had fully recovered after 5 days and that while her mother also had mild symptoms, no other family members or school pupils were affected.

"We want to reassure all Nigerians that there is no need to panic," the ministry said, adding that all of the country's 36 states had been given adequate supplies of the antiviral drug Tamiflu. (ANA)

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