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; H1 [8 {2 c. @! o2 v# a# QA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
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3 u/ h b' r8 Q$ [" e* uThe victim, who was not named, had been sick for about two weeks before she was admitted to a Calgary hospital on June 29, said Dr. Richard Musto, medical officer of health for Calgary and area, on Thursday.
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; j8 i6 c$ @: h! [7 Y4 y/ [Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said. O& v5 J6 p" B% {" C1 H
: M; Z" s/ B/ O- y! G/ m6 l8 M"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.", Z: R0 b" W2 \/ e d# T
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Musto did not name the hospital to which the woman was admitted but said that regular procedures were followed to "effectively protect other patients and staff."
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& C' c7 ^8 b! F- R& G6 DThe death is the third in Alberta that's been linked to swine flu. Two women with pre-existing medical conditions — one in the Edmonton area and one in northern Alberta — were the other cases.
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March., Z/ \+ v' N) I0 v
* e' ~& L4 L/ J# a"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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' K- e3 O' _- J+ m5 N3 AThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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' O& u, p1 p) K! w0 N* MNot connected to children's hospital cases+ B7 z+ l& c8 h/ j) k u5 H
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Officials said the death is not connected to an outbreak this week at the Alberta Children's Hospital, when two patients and a staff member were diagnosed with the H1N1 flu. A unit on the hospital's third floor was isolated to prevent the flu's spread.! `2 w$ z, y6 Q9 Q9 K/ |) _
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The patients were isolated in their private rooms on the weekend when they became symptomatic, and the staff member stayed at home upon becoming ill, said Musto.
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Ted Woynillowicz of Friends of Medicare in Calgary questioned why officials publicized the children's hospital while the facility where the woman was treated was not named.) X) k$ Q! K2 [2 n0 g9 v# H( k& E
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"I think there's kind of a lack of consistency. And I think it should be publicized if it affects the public in some way," he said.5 Q( r; ~5 {/ ~; @. ?. L
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Every year 4,000 Canadians die from the flu and a high percentage of them have underlying conditions that play a large part in making them susceptible to serious consequences when they get the flu, he said. |
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