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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.1 p4 P( E( }7 [: l! N- n
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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.+ B, c% ~ b) j/ n8 y* e5 z- [
; ?. l, r2 X+ {7 O8 r7 |"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.5 j& S: ]% M# E. P+ W( @- t/ { D6 g
4 j4 b P+ U1 Y% s"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."! p7 X- c. }; R3 Z6 K$ @- V, M
6 h% q$ \5 Q5 G( bOfficials 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.1 L" N, h& G+ p) c, H" E! E
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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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