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' u. q- S3 }- M$ v# b0 |Calgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus' S5 M, ]' Z/ g1 I h- d, b6 g
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(CP) – 9 hours ago
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.
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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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& G' S V: W% W$ A) P7 x( C7 tDr. 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.7 i }- i# O# L# I0 s
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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- W0 F( _5 s% [1 _4 `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.
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1 g4 F- h- O1 S# A+ |+ z. gThe latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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