 鲜花( 2)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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.; j" Z2 S. C# F- x
0 A3 C( Y5 v$ R- z+ v; V
"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.
; Q$ {0 t! w; N$ R( U5 \: D7 X/ \3 Z7 ?4 s! g3 c6 s+ b# _- i8 b' h
"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.
4 P) D; U! P0 L q6 R- Q" X0 C
7 Y$ h8 f9 J" b; a* Z" |/ N D. p( J"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+ J2 x2 @ @# }% W* g7 c
+ j: Z' V; B- `Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
0 F" K8 S" A: `. h2 _& E+ e6 o7 \1 \5 i* z/ a& e! c# G2 W( ~
The 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; s0 f7 l7 O. U8 I# l( K
7 v I- B, w S( W2 V0 Q4 Q$ y2 gThe two of Canada's other swine flu cases surfaced in British Columbia, while the other four cases were in Novia Scotia. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2009-4-28 12:14
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2009-4-28 16:20
