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A 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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! U" k0 u( l# D( n$ mThe 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.6 M; s3 e2 \* U
" G( h' F6 q9 F$ z/ Y6 XTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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& K$ m0 i9 \6 f# W9 U"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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1 O$ O# D! C( F+ {' D9 s1 s"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."- W" M0 T- ?1 V9 D
; R1 N; V' O6 w7 _! i/ d kMusto 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."
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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.& U$ l) b% L# r9 J$ @/ |8 l8 f
% B$ j! q& K8 G& p* pAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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% x2 @" E0 I/ k. X. o2 o6 H" D( g"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.; b; a8 X+ i/ ?) E% f1 M
- u- s" t- d% L5 @$ B3 _; T% XThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.1 M5 P% Y9 F! _4 e4 G% O
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.* y# B" w! _0 Q8 a0 [7 r
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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Officials 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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" m$ W6 p3 }- Q* q# hThe 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.4 N4 v+ n/ ]* H" q4 P
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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.2 N. g3 i; O3 Z; l* |
. [% r& G, ?+ u3 a( K+ T CEvery 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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