2009 swine flu pandemic in africa 2009 swine flu pandemic in africa the 2009 flu pandemic hit africa two months later than other continents with the first case reported in egypt on june 2, 2009. as of december 1, 30 countries in africa had reported cases and 7 countries in africa had reported a total of 108 deaths. it was the least affected continent. further information: 2009 flu pandemic by country