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& C2 W( ^$ u& X* k; A0 WA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu./ I, f4 `3 m0 }4 h2 D. }
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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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.- x3 J3 M; Q6 G6 W/ U0 P) d( l8 |
$ b! j ]0 s# V% M"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.0 I; }( t# \' E m0 E$ g
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."* L* ?) l! O& i
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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."" H: z) N1 O3 Y2 m9 B( h
% P( {6 _" P- o. S0 y; bThe 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. d+ d- M) r' c0 G( h O0 T
$ ~3 P& t7 e) Y" I1 `"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said. i6 v. y/ c m" A: t, S
( Y8 I6 E( Z2 |* N$ {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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases( ~- _8 z2 W5 w6 ~$ m% I0 H
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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.* [4 ?( S2 e2 `8 U
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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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+ j w! s8 ]0 Q, y1 T0 e; B! G o"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.1 o% k6 \0 H8 p4 U) F+ Y, f
o! q) W1 [5 O5 h, N0 gEvery 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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