Swine Flu 2024 South Africa. A number of flu strains are circulating in south africa, the most common being a(h1n1) pdm09, previously known as “swine flu”, the health department says. In 2009, an h1n1 pandemic affected millions globally.

Commonly referred to as swine flu by much of the public, the h1n1 virus is one of. Influenza a(h1n1)pdm09, which has colloquially been called “swine flu”, is the human influenza strain that emerged globally in 2009.