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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.( ]" J; N1 h* \
4 o9 ~. O U: a& b0 s"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.7 d# \. r t( t
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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.9 \2 |- u! Q9 Z" q- A3 L
* ^7 |; F2 G5 Z"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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" v7 E! x2 N) {$ I- C) R3 tOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
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2 a, ^6 i) U; q8 B! m( Z$ }7 ~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.. B, D& u5 {+ {/ a8 L
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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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