KAMPALA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The first confirmed A/H1N1 patient in Uganda has been discharged from hospital, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said here on Monday.

    Joaquim Saweka, WHO Country Representative to Uganda, told Xinhua in an interview that the 40-year-old British national who was diagnosed with the disease last Wednesday was discharged late on Sunday.

    "The case that was detected had a very good development and now he has been discharged. He is well," the representative said, noting that all the people he had contact with are being follow up and so far none of them has developed symptoms.

    The man arrived at Uganda's Entebbe International Airport on June 26 from London via Nairobi, Kenya.

    Saweka said three suspected cases detected over the weekend have turned out negative. Medical checkups at the country's airport are continuing to stop the spread of the disease.

    The country has stocked over 40,000 doses of Tamiflu drugs which have proved effective in treating the highly contagious viral disease.

    A national task force was formed in April this year to coordinate technical efforts and lay strategies for preparedness and response.

    Uganda is the second East African country to register an outbreak after neighboring Kenya reported its first case on June 29.

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