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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.8 n$ U0 @! N; f, }# t, }3 a
" f1 L/ M0 f0 W7 W% OThe 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.+ a: o6 c( v' _7 `! \
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.0 p8 `3 H8 Z( R7 I. I8 z: t9 B
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.8 F( p$ f! w9 W: M6 y$ m
# N9 Z9 X) E. N1 o6 e( A5 G"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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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3 F- R3 s+ \! Z ^0 l8 ~$ o" k" eThe 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.% W6 |1 m. e4 `( l+ \; }
( E% H, {1 i! J1 s4 VAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said. p2 o# ?% b. Q
8 [8 q" X8 Y0 y+ u: q6 UThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.! h3 G T& h/ F4 Q. G
1 h( e: F/ ~' K" m1 O"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.( R, X' n" z1 c: v- V7 x
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Not connected to children's hospital cases: Q( r. a: Q' @2 j
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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.
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0 |' s. _& k# ]4 nThe 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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9 Y, O) m( u% Q# a6 \$ O! sTed 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.
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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.: r' n5 s) O8 t
' q9 S1 x/ T, _5 Q* ^, e. M' v0 cEvery 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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