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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html1 g" @, y1 a+ P' O
* v& Q, k: J. a% w D( {A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.* P5 G* p6 L3 x o: D2 |( T6 Q3 t
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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.2 a6 b- k0 q2 E
+ T+ C3 l+ B' d5 pTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( X5 @3 }/ z% t4 W8 Y
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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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1 j4 k" [. z1 Z' v6 U"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."' y) E4 E7 a- j7 f) B
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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."
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The 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.8 H! F: v& |/ Q5 g- ~. E8 v
. @8 w9 o- Z; cAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.1 ^0 Y5 i1 E2 o2 y
7 g& O9 y3 M% O# x/ z"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 `3 C3 |$ Z* q% a: L0 J1 X l n3 f
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The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto., l0 h& y0 k$ z8 S) p8 C
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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; d8 f3 }# e# `* r4 p0 x3 KNot connected to children's hospital cases
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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.4 Y8 z% r. Y" {% [
; E+ W$ V i+ g$ i" MThe 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.
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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.8 w; m. V; M& z( l; Z8 \ l$ ~
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"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.8 k% N! J2 a- ] R$ A+ `' ~, j8 e
- h" P8 V) } n3 H1 {4 s0 ~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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