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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.
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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." G2 `5 h4 f: i! `4 L
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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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) J) |( ?) ^' ]# W5 j"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."! C0 @% `4 F0 G0 r) ?0 L3 n
" A9 D# [ E* P& s7 VOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
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; ?1 V T/ i4 O, M4 L+ gThe 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.4 x. b/ _6 ~& c! y& X
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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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