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Calgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus+ e; A ~$ u3 d$ c
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(CP) – 9 hours ago6 f: R" n* t( n7 M7 q7 j; Y- k
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.
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6 F' l, m; D1 k- ^# H( iAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.( Z# d, V4 {% J. f
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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.; A6 R, H+ k- O1 l
5 r0 t8 n8 h' z: DThis is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.1 `5 S" g* y" q# C1 s8 ], O8 a
& \" V; `2 N! D' U& _) ?) J( [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.5 t0 x3 o1 ^/ g0 l% e% q# L5 |/ r
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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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