VOA标准英语2009-Kenya Confirms First Case of Swine Flu

The Kenyan government has announced the country's first case of the H1N1 influenza¹ virus in the country. Kenya's public health minister says a 20-year-old British student working in western Kenya is carrying the virus.
　
Kenya Minister for Public Health and Sanitation² Beth Mugo, seen, during a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, 29 June 2009

Kenyan public health minister Beth Mugo announced the confirmation³ of H1N1 in a British medical student who arrived in the country a week ago, as part of a group of students working in the western city of Kisumu.

"I wish now to inform Kenyans that this is the first case of confirmed swine flu diagnosed in Kenya, and whose infection occurred in the United Kingdom," said Mugo. "Since this confirmation, my officers have been monitoring the student. Meanwhile, the Ministry⁴ has quarantined the whole group of 30 students staying in a section of a Kisumu hotel."

Mugo said the student likely contracted the virus from his girlfriend, who has also been diagnosed with the disease, before coming to Kenya. She said the strain is a mild one, and the student does not require hospitalization.

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 60,000 people have been infected with the virus worldwide, and over 260 have died. In Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Cote d'Ivoire, and South Africa have already reported cases.

As a major transportation hub for the continent, the presence of the disease in Kenya comes as little surprise, and Mugo said more cases would likely be reported in the future.

1 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

2 sanitation   

n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备

参考例句：

• The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
• Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

3 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。