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5 z1 O& W7 T6 R* w5 [Calgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.' R1 X9 h" _% p* C" s# C2 G6 y
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Alberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.! o* K3 x9 t8 ], |
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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.1 [% Y( C' J6 d1 y4 |5 C
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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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.
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1 i8 X9 F: c, G; Z) [5 C3 ~The latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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