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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. |9 B2 r. l9 J; B
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"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 a- j2 Z5 ?; ^+ s$ A. q# g
# [; d5 A) u0 r8 Z6 V' d"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.
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"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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" m: i( W, z$ T" eOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.! i6 }9 W- b! z$ |0 M
9 H. |; G2 h, v: sThe 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. N) h; b$ l( `4 ? c
2 @. D6 O# i1 k* T5 G& S% }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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