Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is recovering from the A(H1N1) flu and his defense minister is showing some symptoms of the illness, officials said Aug. 31.

Uribe, 57, was diagnosed with the flu when he returned from the Aug. 28 summit of South American leaders and his government urged other leaders who attended the meeting in Bariloche, Argentina, to check if they have been infected.

Uribe is the second Latin American leader to come down with the A(H1N1) flu. On Aug. 11, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias announced he had the flu and was being quarantined at his home. The 69-year-old leader has recovered.