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N- B9 ~1 P' Z/ N5 ]+ U3 O7 VA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
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, x; D% P8 I1 p: O9 IThe victim, who was not named, had been sick for about two weeks before she was admitted to a Calgary hospital on June 29, said Dr. Richard Musto, medical officer of health for Calgary and area, on Thursday.7 i5 C+ r q$ p; \2 |/ H
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.; s( k# ~( B7 L7 j
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."& }& F3 O2 O' h( @4 A* [
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Musto did not name the hospital to which the woman was admitted but said that regular procedures were followed to "effectively protect other patients and staff." Y8 `( h. c& F; Z
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The death is the third in Alberta that's been linked to swine flu. Two women with pre-existing medical conditions — one in the Edmonton area and one in northern Alberta — were the other cases." j, C) s! G. H' G5 v
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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. l; ^( q T" N+ T6 N ~6 y"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.( @- G; S1 m% i" Y
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The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.! g _, Y$ t+ A; w' ^( r' z# g
& L3 s# n1 }% t& J7 E' o& L5 a"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases/ P1 y6 f. T; e" F1 C
0 _! P- q* L) I$ XOfficials said the death is not connected to an outbreak this week at the Alberta Children's Hospital, when two patients and a staff member were diagnosed with the H1N1 flu. A unit on the hospital's third floor was isolated to prevent the flu's spread.
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8 E. s. F' u& ^. uThe patients were isolated in their private rooms on the weekend when they became symptomatic, and the staff member stayed at home upon becoming ill, said Musto.9 ^8 s+ B0 ]9 q$ y
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Ted Woynillowicz of Friends of Medicare in Calgary questioned why officials publicized the children's hospital while the facility where the woman was treated was not named.
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"I think there's kind of a lack of consistency. And I think it should be publicized if it affects the public in some way," he said.
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Every year 4,000 Canadians die from the flu and a high percentage of them have underlying conditions that play a large part in making them susceptible to serious consequences when they get the flu, he said. |
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