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A 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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- ~- r5 }( g4 A. c. l v# ^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.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.' P; t' l- o" G3 X6 w
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."0 J7 Q$ X9 ?! l3 T J- k7 u
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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./ ], M* u' d2 J6 O6 g- z8 J
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.4 O; S# J% A1 H( e$ T9 k$ B9 s/ f
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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.! t+ y7 Y) V" j' k7 m
7 @, l: ]" z1 Y! |) ]' Y"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.$ d) c7 h; L5 m' _9 H% J- Q
3 R# G+ p$ ~* `4 `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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"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." I5 h: W8 v0 a' z" C+ Q2 }. `
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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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