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* n/ B8 h/ |! D Y0 f$ Y( xA 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.! u5 E; I, S2 e* x5 a
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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.' e$ G/ N4 \/ O# i
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"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."$ V" B6 r n& J8 t. w3 |7 D
( Q9 Y1 s- z. D$ @# M1 d) }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.$ v4 W. R8 ~2 {4 c6 k7 ~9 H
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.* J9 l0 q2 n4 c+ v$ P, v
( K: X6 a4 O3 l8 m: H. }, oThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.: K% u! R( _5 W) ]' w
: N# H i; F9 ]+ z* o( }3 a"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.8 J2 h2 T! F y) j7 z
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, |: l8 M; o* K7 T6 D: LNot connected to children's hospital cases
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1 D3 X' o& V* x7 V% ]0 Q$ 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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The 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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4 ], y* O/ O$ ]( g- }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.4 w& {: A% f. C6 ^! W% r# g
# @' i# {4 B" P$ o, y"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 s2 x. K& t6 B2 m
q$ t7 s% }6 p1 H0 [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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