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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.3 {6 T; K5 l: {/ P' v% w
1 P* c8 Y; n. V; @! _, f* o$ O; I"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.5 }: f7 w/ s1 Y7 i) \" z
+ q j3 R# u) U"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.; N0 }$ ?* l( s2 L8 ^
* }, Y U5 i1 g! H) @1 L% F"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 q# ]% y" A8 j# a7 L+ o
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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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The 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.( o0 u6 C: B9 K8 d2 o. ]4 N- I. a- p
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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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