Suspected A, H1N1 cases test negative

HUYE - Twenty-nine suspected cases of the influenza A, H1N1 (swine flu) at the University Teaching Hospital (CHUB) in Butare, have been confirmed to be negative, officials say. Ten suspected cases were reported at the referral hospital, last week but tests carried out  at a reference centre in Kigali, confirmed that the cases were negative.
Boniface Hakizimana, the infection control coordinator at CHUB during a tour of the isolation wing. (Photo. P. Ntambara)
Boniface Hakizimana, the infection control coordinator at CHUB during a tour of the isolation wing. (Photo. P. Ntambara)
Paul Ntambara