The East African country of Uganda has reported a confirmed A/H1N1 case, James Kakooza, Ugandan state minister for primary healthcare announced on Thursday.

The health official said the confirmed case was a 40-year-old British man who flew last Friday to the Ugandan city of Entebbe via the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

In addition, the Ugandan authorities have ruled out six suspected cases.

The discovery came after Uganda has been on high alert following the confirmation of the first A/H1N1 flu case in neighboring Kenya.

"Uganda is extremely on high alert. We are well prepared for it. We have put concrete steps. You shouldn't worry," Stephen Malinga, Uganda's health minister, told reporters on Tuesday.

"We have experienced people and drugs for treatment of H1N1 flu. We have demonstrated that we are the most well known country in the world in dealing with the epidemics," he said.

Medical checkup points have been set up at the country's international airport at Entebbe, 40 km south of Kampala, and other border entry points, screening all people traveling into the country as a mechanism to stop a possible spread of the virus.

Kenya's health authorities on Monday confirmed the first A/H1N1 flu case among a visiting group of British students in the country.

The World Health Organization has recently provided Uganda with 40,040 doses of Tamiflu that will be used in case of a pandemic breakout in the East African country. The world health body also provided the country with 25 sets of protective wear for medical workers.

Tamiflu has been proved effective in treating the highly contagious viral disease.

Source: Xinhua