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; H3 c& T" L. X3 p' ^1 t* A0 qCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus2 d+ p- H+ w% C7 C- ]
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(CP) – 9 hours ago
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- L+ Y6 s) L4 l W+ d; d1 `3 TCALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.
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Alberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.3 t! V1 J" O/ t' z2 J
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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.
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.8 z J& X! f* i* \
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All 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.6 v2 V, ?6 o+ E2 d5 x1 ~ J+ q" I
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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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