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, G- t" j* ^. o$ N6 }' g% FA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
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The victim, who was not named, had been sick for about two weeks before she was admitted to a Calgary hospital on June 29, said Dr. Richard Musto, medical officer of health for Calgary and area, on Thursday.
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% h) V2 S2 O% ]( E- t, Z# XTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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4 G1 D7 u' n* h* r! B- U"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."$ b9 L4 N* b4 K# @1 J
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Musto did not name the hospital to which the woman was admitted but said that regular procedures were followed to "effectively protect other patients and staff.": N' p; V. F% l) |1 v- j
% c N' S" _! I4 \/ nThe death is the third in Alberta that's been linked to swine flu. Two women with pre-existing medical conditions — one in the Edmonton area and one in northern Alberta — were the other cases.; ~' _9 z9 U$ J0 `/ X- c
" C& o% i6 M4 S. m( V e$ BAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.* w; \' K2 F* N: W# c2 B
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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3 J7 k7 M3 P& V! E# VThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.1 p+ T/ I' o3 q ~0 Z, |
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Officials said the death is not connected to an outbreak this week at the Alberta Children's Hospital, when two patients and a staff member were diagnosed with the H1N1 flu. A unit on the hospital's third floor was isolated to prevent the flu's spread.3 w8 c4 c. {1 ~/ Q6 ~% d
- `7 W5 D/ J% A3 i2 \- ~* OThe patients were isolated in their private rooms on the weekend when they became symptomatic, and the staff member stayed at home upon becoming ill, said Musto.. W6 @: Q- D4 Y7 [4 V
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Ted Woynillowicz of Friends of Medicare in Calgary questioned why officials publicized the children's hospital while the facility where the woman was treated was not named.6 d3 o& H1 d0 x. ^2 P
: E9 Q' R2 ?! J' F, @6 m, ^2 o"I think there's kind of a lack of consistency. And I think it should be publicized if it affects the public in some way," he said.
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Every year 4,000 Canadians die from the flu and a high percentage of them have underlying conditions that play a large part in making them susceptible to serious consequences when they get the flu, he said. |
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