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5 L2 g0 y9 \! z) v2 |) sCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus
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3 d# N% u& [1 E7 ^(CP) – 9 hours ago
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( l1 d& H. ~8 w, p) r- wCALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.
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- X9 U7 T) h# Q8 }& i5 U9 H- K- FAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.+ C# R3 z0 x( b' K9 G) ^5 K
, s, y* F) z4 `# F, y) bDr. Gerry Predy, the province's senior officer of medical health, says the victim was admitted to hospital in early July and died about three weeks later.7 x# C! i. O" Q9 A/ E
( d" J: \0 ]3 R* f6 b, l+ ]3 k4 rThis is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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* c% ^% @' j }3 X- O' f9 ? d4 R0 f BAll five people to die so far in Alberta have been women, but Predy says he doesn't believe there is a propensity for the virus to cause illness in females.
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* i6 w. b6 m9 Y8 ]' AThe latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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