Tirana - Albania's health ministry reported the country's first confirmed case of the swine flu and said there were eight other suspected cases.

"We have one case with H1N1 influenza. It is a student and he is in good condition," said Silva Bino from the Department of infectiousdiseases.

Albanian Health Minister Anili Godo said that there were eight other suspected cases of swine flu in Albania.

"Since the beginning of the week we have eight other suspected cases, including three Philippine sailors and two people returning from Greece," she told reporters in Tirana.(dpa)