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7 k+ N5 V% _2 }0 XCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus- n0 {4 Y. _, T7 M
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0 o+ C# ` S, h: pCALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.& D _/ O: G$ k9 y/ a
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Alberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.
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Dr. Gerry Predy, the province's senior officer of medical health, says the victim was admitted to hospital in early July and died about three weeks later.9 N" b' v5 a+ Z2 M x3 E# I" A: V
# a4 \, f2 f! b* |9 B' p7 J4 GThis is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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All five people to die so far in Alberta have been women, but Predy says he doesn't believe there is a propensity for the virus to cause illness in females.' C. E9 P {) E) v; M' d" G- ], Y
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The latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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