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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.& t( l5 D. k; }' S; E
/ }3 U V9 m7 V* _3 j"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.
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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.
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" }$ ^3 d- Q5 o% L: h/ F: t+ y"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."5 s% i& K& {! ~5 g$ o
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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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. C9 V6 g( I" U5 l+ C( eThe 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.8 J' T$ j3 q/ F6 |( Q+ y- h, z3 j0 ~
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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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