The swine flu may have hit the White House. An aide working for the Obama Administration who had accompanied the President on a recent trip to Mexico became sick with flu-like symptoms, which looks to be a probable case of swine flu, the White House announced today. Three of his members also contracted the illness.

“This individual never flew on Air Force One,” press secretary Robert Gibbs said. “He was asked specifically if he ever came within 6 feet of the president and the answer to that was no.”

Gibbs said that the aide arrived in Mexico on April 13 and became ill on April 16. He developed flu-like symptoms on April 17, the day Obama left Mexico. The aide, who has not been identified, flew back via commercial airline to Dulles on a United flight on April 18.

“Obviously we’ll do everything in our power to ensure that what can be done to alert them will be done,” he said.

Gibbs added that Obama has had no symptoms of swine flu and doctors see no need to conduct any tests.