In fighting the worldwide killer virus A/H1N1, the African surveillance system is well integrated into the world one, a World Health Organization (WHO) officer has said.

The killer virus, which started in Mexico in April, has spread across the world. The Influenza is a respiratory diseases of pigs caused by influenza viruses.

According to the latest figures from the governments, World Health Organization (WHO) and other agencies, the number of confirmed sickened from the flu worldwide has stood at 938, with 506 in Mexico, 245 in the United States, 101 in Canada, 40 in Spain, 18 in Britain, eight in Germany. The remaining cases are scattered across Latin America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Africa has recorded no confirmed cases yet.

In Mexico, at least 19 people have been killed by the epidemic.

In a recent interview with Xinhua, Dr. Joyce K. Onsongo, the WHO's disease prevention and control officer for Africa, said " We haven't received any report that we have any cases reported in Africa yet."

"We have the surveillance system through the global alert and response in WHO international. Also in the African region, looking out every country, the surveillance systems is integrated into the global the surveillance," the officer said.

" If we have this occurrence, it will be reported," said Onsongo.

" As far as WHO is concerned, you know we have the regional office in Africa at Brazzaville. And what WHO does is to advise all ministries of health and partners to take actions concerning what is required to prevent this disease," the officer said.

" The role of WHO is just to facilitate technically and facilitate the guidelines to see that the countries are taking steps within their health systems to see that this is implemented. If this is done, countries would already prevent the disease from pandemic," Onsongo added.

Despite that the ghost of the killer virus has not haunted the continent, Africa has taken precaution measures to fend off the disease.

The African Union (AU) has urged all the member states to "be alert and vigilant" about any possible outbreak of the killer flu even though no case has been detected on the continent.

"While swine flu (A/H1N1) does not respect national boundaries, member states should be prepared to collaborate and coordinate their response to the scourge," said AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping in a recent statement.

In a statement, Ping said AU health ministers are urged to discuss this matter during their forthcoming Conference of Ministers of Health to be held from May 4 to 8 in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.

In Nigeria, the federal government has placed an order for 2 million doses of a drug that will be used to tackle the rampaging influenza in the case that it enters Nigeria.

Babatunde Osotimehin, the minister of health, who spoke through his Special Assistant on Communication Niyi Ojuolape, said days ago that there was no case of the flu in Nigeria.

In Kenya, the government has taken precaution measures to ensure that its ports of entry, like airports, seaports, and also areas of crossing, are safe.

Kenya screens visitors so that the disease will not be brought in. Also as an alert of that flu, Kenya has established centers for surveillance.

Uganda has also started screening all passengers traveling into the country as a mechanism to stop a possible spread of the killer virus.

All passengers traveling into the country through the various border entry points and at the country's airport have to fill in a form indicating their detailed travel and personal information.