February 1st, 2010 by MWilhelm

According to a recent statement by Dr. Justin Wane, an official in the Ministry of Health, all the cases of the infectious influenza A, H1N1 virus– or swine flu – have recovered; and, as of now, there are no more cases of the disease in the country.

Nonetheless, the situation is being constantly and closely monitored by theMinistry of Health, via TRAC Plus, the National Reference Laboratory and other organs.

Noting that Rwanda has been relentlessly battling with the H1N1 virus for the past four months, Wane – the head of the Swine Flu response team – said that even the Kigali Central Prison’s most recent confirmed swine flu cases recovered completely last week.

Saying that thus far nearly 400 “severe but rather very mild” cases of swine flu have been treated and fully recovered in Rwanda, Wane added: “Since last week, we have not received any reports about emerging cases and certainly the situation is under control now.”

Giving the Rwandans credit for the “truly commendable” turnaround in the swineflu situation, Wane added: “We mainly attribute the success of this fight to increased hygiene among all Rwandans. It is also important to note that those who contracted the flu made it a point not to infect others. Behavioral change also contributed a great deal to this achievement and we hope that the situation will remain as it is.”