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Calgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus# c! f9 ]4 [0 U6 b9 g
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(CP) – 9 hours ago
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6 w" L+ K1 N6 G4 t; a: u& x. UCALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.' L' G5 S; w% _
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Alberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.
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Dr. 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.0 m3 x9 h+ L5 N* [# n& D# p
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.0 g6 [; _ f. G ] t
( k: Q. c) ^3 w, hAll 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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The latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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