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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.6 H Q: W8 M) S4 y( B; s1 T0 `
5 \: n! b+ C( Y2 x"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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4 o) e3 v$ {2 a4 L% j7 Q7 p/ V"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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! L2 i, F& j3 I( f( E* O/ f& j6 T5 ~"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."3 D7 n! H1 ? E: j* a
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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 E/ B8 }; F' bThe 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.! F& k) d9 }; Y8 f0 u3 m
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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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