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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.% m$ c" H/ ]- n
x0 W& {( T5 V) S, h! C"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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"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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1 z1 }+ T1 j5 V: t% b( L- Y"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."
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3 r$ E5 M& I1 uOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.' `1 k) a' r0 N% u( K$ Y: @
: t3 c8 n) C1 Y9 eThe 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.' \& }5 C8 d: H
% [7 ?5 q% `' M& s/ Z& BThe 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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