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8 {0 J z2 a6 a ~2 i1 V7 [ k( i- eA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.5 J$ |' f# y/ D: q; v6 R
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The victim, who was not named, had been sick for about two weeks before she was admitted to a Calgary hospital on June 29, said Dr. Richard Musto, medical officer of health for Calgary and area, on Thursday.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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" Y5 m3 a3 Q, {! l. D/ j! P. ?"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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' G0 F- c. L. Q7 k"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."/ O M: N3 q1 C6 x
6 |5 R7 i# \. F: o7 z, lMusto did not name the hospital to which the woman was admitted but said that regular procedures were followed to "effectively protect other patients and staff."
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The death is the third in Alberta that's been linked to swine flu. Two women with pre-existing medical conditions — one in the Edmonton area and one in northern Alberta — were the other cases.
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/ h( L* t! }$ J* D3 kAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.( o! Q; E& A6 |7 _, r* k
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.
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6 r6 P) O3 M: K1 x3 h7 l"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.2 E6 k1 a2 f2 `0 R# m* ?
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Officials said the death is not connected to an outbreak this week at the Alberta Children's Hospital, when two patients and a staff member were diagnosed with the H1N1 flu. A unit on the hospital's third floor was isolated to prevent the flu's spread.
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9 H' b0 f: R0 C# Y8 H/ F- H1 I. NThe patients were isolated in their private rooms on the weekend when they became symptomatic, and the staff member stayed at home upon becoming ill, said Musto.
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Ted Woynillowicz of Friends of Medicare in Calgary questioned why officials publicized the children's hospital while the facility where the woman was treated was not named.
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"I think there's kind of a lack of consistency. And I think it should be publicized if it affects the public in some way," he said.
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Every year 4,000 Canadians die from the flu and a high percentage of them have underlying conditions that play a large part in making them susceptible to serious consequences when they get the flu, he said. |
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