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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.4 C1 L, H) G A8 N \( L" c. @
3 u) l9 U, x% i) G"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.9 m' f# g$ \: r8 m
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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.
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8 h' W u$ ?) [9 b8 D+ O8 l2 r"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."- l' \8 b0 Q! c: q: O. z f
9 j6 C* Q, U4 {2 yOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.2 B" E8 |- w4 u9 S3 o6 [7 d
$ q" F5 h. g/ I: u$ 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.
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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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