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+ u( m! h0 ?. S1 t+ a% P K+ m- XA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; @: h! ?8 x8 F: S' m/ X" R! x
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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.& M9 I8 ]" A# o& X
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Tests 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.% Q6 ^0 D4 H9 P, j X1 [$ ?
! X' T- J6 a2 G$ J* }3 e0 I' U"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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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.
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.. p- J8 W1 g2 {% d7 ~
0 P5 u9 S* a6 b) Z# X"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.
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3 C& ^, v* m/ n, K Q( j; e! y"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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' Y! c2 B4 S1 X% u8 h+ D3 uNot connected to children's hospital cases# M1 ?! ^; E2 s) k% L' u& \
, H4 Y& [' g4 C0 V J; e: Y1 K; G% jOfficials 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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9 o: _8 S6 H; h* M: o+ hThe 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.
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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.6 \/ Q5 H# r0 I4 K4 k0 f5 m
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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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