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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.: S1 ?* V5 }: ]( X. P' o
$ I3 @5 ^9 s: y# V' |"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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5 d! e6 ^, r j. g2 s( p"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."4 _, ]& Q3 ?$ E/ E; R) V- p) f
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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
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) ]. `& a# A6 rThe 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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- v# n- N; n6 J$ e+ D9 h; vThe 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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