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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.& ]7 r; A! e* l9 l
' q& p- c2 g% O) k"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/ I5 X, I. P A- y! r$ \7 ]
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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.7 g& W& e* \( ~1 \
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"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 U3 O& q% f" B( B
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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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$ o) ?- z$ J: A' @* lThe 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.+ o' D+ r! S% F8 H, S
* ?; |( N% k6 A* w" f) n" N1 jThe 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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