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7 \) I& E: z& H9 TCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus
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2 F, D* M7 c% J2 W9 }(CP) – 9 hours ago) Q/ Z6 @. y5 x5 x* h
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu." q3 X& V% p* M7 A1 @
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Alberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.
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$ M% ], ]. A; M" K. ^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.
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.9 b' Y4 P) O$ p4 Z4 z9 A
6 A/ u) s/ N R- I' \' N+ kAll 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.$ D; j0 G* Y$ y4 ]' { _
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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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