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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.* Q% S: O/ x1 N$ ?$ y1 y
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"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.: F# U& U* W+ ~" _+ d- E2 G
9 I1 a: M7 ~7 w" ~6 h# x"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.2 G) ~, \# R- \4 d4 i! [, S) f
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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."- Q" J, {* P2 I2 ?$ \4 |( I
# E) b# ] ]' w9 t+ T, _Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
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8 N8 {8 F( K+ g; d2 @1 Z3 V. iThe 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.
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: _1 P4 ?3 _( l8 R( [The 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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