http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Swine flu: 9 test positive [The Source: www.eastandard.net - 03/09/2009] Eight more British students quarantined in a Kisumu hotel have tested positive for the contagious H1N1 influenza (swine flu), heightening fears more people could be infected.At the same time, Uganda health authorities confirmed its first case of the disease. The victim had travelled from London to Kampala via Nairobi. At Kisumu’s Alendu Primary School where the 34 visiting British students from Nottingham University Medical School had toured remained wary, as they had played football and attended classes with the visitors. Subsequently, one of the medical students, 20, became the first to test positive for swine flu."I am praying that my son who was among those screened turn out negative. It will be bad if he contracts the flu," said one parent, Wilkista Ouma.Yesterday, Ministry of Public Health officials remained tight-lipped about the tests on Kenyan pupils and British students, but sources at the Kenya Medical Research Institute confirmed more people had tested positive. Public Health Director, Shahnaaz Shariff confirmed the tests results of the British students were out, and more had tested positive. "It is true some more students were found to have the HIN1 flu. I can’t remember the exact number of those found to be positive," Shariff told The Standard on the telephone.Flu hot spotA Britishwebsitewww.thisisnottingham.com reported that nine students had tested positive for the disease, even as Nottingham was declared a swine flu hot spot. The website also reported the students would fly back on Sunday if the Government lifted their medical quarantine.Dr Shariff said the quarantine would be lifted tomorrow.A source at Kemri warned: "It is true that if anyone comes in contact with an individual with the swine flu, or even share the same room, he would definitely get it. It would be wise for anyone who suspects contact with the students to go for tests."The students had come to Kenya on a two-week charity trip, where they visited Kenyan schools in Kisumu and Nyando districts.They have been isolated at the Duke of Breeze Hotel in Kisumu, where doctors were closely monitoring them.Public Health and Minister Beth Mugo visited the students at the hotel on Wednesday, but journalists were not allowed in.The minister also visited the two institutions the medical students had visited — Alendu Primary School and Hovic Children’s Home in Kisumu. For now, pupils are waiting anxiously for the tests.Nyanza Provincial co-ordinator of Division of Disease and Surveillance Control Elly Nyambok, said the results could be out next week."We have forwarded the results to Kemri/CDC and Influenza Laboratory in Nairobi for in-depth analyses and by next week the results will be out," he said, in an interview with The Standard. But the Alendu school head teacher, William Nyambua said he was confident the pupils were out of danger."We are waiting to see the results of the lab tests that will be out anytime next week, but we are sure the pupils are safe," he said.Another parent, Ruth Otieno posed: Where in East Africa has someone died of flu? It’s only Aids and other diseases that kill, not flu).Immediate interventionDr Nyambok said there was no intention of spreading the screening net to include villagers around the school the students visited until the results of the samples are released."Our team is preparing for immediate intervention should any cases be confirmed," Nyambok said, as surveillance around the areas the students visited entered the fourth day.Meanwhile, surveillance remained high at local airports.Authorities have been instructed to ensure passengers arriving from the US, Canada and Europe, where cases of the swine flu have been detected, are screened.The Kisumu airport manager Joseph Okumu said port health officers would carry out the exercise daily until the flu is contained.