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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.: [+ a9 G6 O0 H+ A3 P) _ y/ T
- l0 D* @* ]3 ]3 a"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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"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.; ?( l; v1 f. h4 B( g8 t' S
- G4 ?) x+ {& E% g O1 P- O"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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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
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5 n! j1 o7 V6 t, G* aThe 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.4 O- F. |# c8 H: d" P& y
9 [5 L1 A& y6 h4 L, ~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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