World | Alvaro Uribe Colombian Prez Comes Down With Swine Flu By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Aug 30, 2009 6:32 PM CDT Copied Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, second right, attends the UNASUR summit in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia) President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a recent summit along with the Colombia leader, authorities said today. The 57-year-old Uribe began feeling symptoms Friday, the same day as a meeting of South American presidents in Bariloche, Argentina, and he was confirmed to have swine flu yesterday. "This isn't something that has us scared," one official said, adding that Uribe was not considered a high-risk patient. Uribe is not under quarantine and none of his family members or close associates have shown symptoms of the disease, according to officials. Uribe spent Friday defending a plan to give US troops access to Colombian bases as part of the war on drugs. Read These Next Trump may be targeting this city next due to a misleading news report. A pastor's dream factored in the discovery of hiker's remains. There's a vast supply of fresh water under the ocean. Pilot who tried to cut engines won't be going to state prison. Report an error