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OTTAWA (AFP) — The number of people infected with swine flu in Canada rose to eight Tuesday, after health officials confirmed two cases in the western province of Alberta.
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P$ j( l0 ^& f$ m$ n' ?6 R$ c"Two cases of human swine influenza have been confirmed in Alberta -- one in Calgary and the other in northern Alberta," said Dr Andre Corriveau, Alberta's chief medical officer for health matters, in a statement.; x% Z9 }! q! z* z% `
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"Both individuals are male and have experienced a mild form of human swine flu," Corriveau said, adding that one of the patients already had fully recovered, while the other was nearly better.: {: j: `' f: E8 ]
# O# B& A/ R# K* E* W"These cases show that our monitoring and surveillance system is working as it should," he said, calling both bouts of the potentially deadly illness "mild.": z$ W+ H" h1 L
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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
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7 R" z) Y$ k+ p1 [$ DThe announcement of the increase in the number of swine flu cases came as the Canadian government warned its citizens against travel to Mexico unless absolutely necessary.
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The two of Canada's other swine flu cases surfaced in British Columbia, while the other four cases were in Novia Scotia. |
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