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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.# n( d. X( f8 d1 ]
Z5 P- P* ^. T+ p% p8 y"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.) t% C6 a* f: R) a
9 F5 e2 @) f; ~8 T7 Q- I"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. P* v! u) H8 Y$ I9 [- m6 d
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"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."
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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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+ x" H1 w5 Y Z& b. w1 p5 hThe 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.( ^3 n! Q) p* I( ]: N8 c* y
6 I; k1 g- Z2 u4 P+ AThe 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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