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/ c( ^) ]7 m$ d; S- j7 {' ]A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu., e$ W" D" N8 S4 n9 Z
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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.- P, C1 y6 Z& O2 @+ d
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.# @$ o" J& t/ d9 j+ ]$ X0 v
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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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% F0 v: G5 u$ H"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."7 o& r+ Q1 T' }1 X ^* h
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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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/ C3 `3 x) N' n: h# ~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.3 \/ W$ y3 p# l3 O
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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1 P+ q: c; w0 A' ~"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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" W4 K3 C9 a! d/ fThe 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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# m" F4 H& ]& {4 T7 n"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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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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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.
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8 h; Q+ G1 R/ ~, z"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.
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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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