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* c. w% ?% S* X5 a F; XCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus* G# h0 {0 t6 W2 u9 L! _9 R% X& ^
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8 _/ g% r, {8 ]4 m9 SCALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu., X' y& k8 ]1 A2 z, N% o/ Z
& _ `& V3 j# h( uAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.% @$ Q$ m( m' J. A; s
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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.
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8 u4 c# w" ~9 u$ d4 Q( UThis is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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+ Q5 c( J" F5 `8 qAll 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.9 Z; B" ]! P% O/ |
$ e) B" p. g) |% ]: V( u% }The latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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