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OTTAWA (AFP) — The number of people infected with swine flu in Canada rose to eight Tuesday, after health officials confirmed two cases in the western province of Alberta.
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* I1 a4 S- F1 n) V4 `" F5 Q) u5 a"Two cases of human swine influenza have been confirmed in Alberta -- one in Calgary and the other in northern Alberta," said Dr Andre Corriveau, Alberta's chief medical officer for health matters, in a statement.4 G2 K. f( j5 h" s. }
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"Both individuals are male and have experienced a mild form of human swine flu," Corriveau said, adding that one of the patients already had fully recovered, while the other was nearly better.
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"These cases show that our monitoring and surveillance system is working as it should," he said, calling both bouts of the potentially deadly illness "mild."
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7 ~% V$ E! D; C2 O/ X' d& x4 KOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.) w$ z9 b$ d& S8 r
9 u& k7 C& I6 |4 [/ [The announcement of the increase in the number of swine flu cases came as the Canadian government warned its citizens against travel to Mexico unless absolutely necessary.# ^5 ^# _- u! Z" d( ~$ D
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The two of Canada's other swine flu cases surfaced in British Columbia, while the other four cases were in Novia Scotia. |
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