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, j/ |' F8 x# BA 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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/ X, P; m. f6 BThe 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.! n" | ~; `$ i' w7 o& {
! Y1 E) [$ p# HTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.& c$ d+ R5 i6 S9 S
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters. N" m! O, K# h& F/ |4 t
. s! e' \! O/ R) V9 }$ `"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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$ |, j" O, l/ _2 s1 fMusto 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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9 @1 N$ c) H( u. ~1 g# c8 |& D; ^8 }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.% G& K' `( C7 @) x
" h0 o& O3 w# S# kAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.' B+ r) W- d; q
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"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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. V( t; h6 l; N7 M- W, Q"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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. p; {9 d& x% N9 }6 M: sOfficials 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 |* H3 R) D& E2 X6 M# ]/ }) c
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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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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. \# l( |/ C& _6 `
0 I4 m7 H6 [! O5 k/ h6 l1 i"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.3 @7 `4 q/ X9 v: C! j3 g
" ?! F$ V: ?" h2 D2 i- k4 IEvery 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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