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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.
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9 N4 a: R9 I# l- J) X- ~"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 j& L( f8 C* a
( W2 k0 R( t$ P. |4 v& l. v1 b"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.7 `2 i; h4 e* o! V1 j/ y
. m% K d+ T) @/ u& T3 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."
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3 |+ w2 ^6 A- T8 @. Q k- hOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
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0 K2 e+ \" f/ @& [0 [) vThe 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." z( D# A, A Y+ g
: K# o) X* U o* u: 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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