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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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+ B& C1 u& W, Q+ ~+ l# k$ \7 c7 K"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.
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2 ?8 u a1 B. P. r"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 W: L5 h6 E' i/ L
, ~! |% ]( c. v4 b) V9 X"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."/ e1 |! o2 m$ Y
. z+ B! z5 x9 U6 p% g+ GOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.) G- h, h1 H8 C6 y0 C
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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.
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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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