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$ a& C; O E- t; XCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus
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6 }+ r9 t3 q& dCALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.# h: Q' ^6 H+ `
8 d) C) s/ w! x [9 CAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.
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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.' T- @1 y. Q) A" Q- H. s8 q
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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# D3 V& `* f: `8 N/ oAll 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. O& y' l; j7 w& C0 F8 I) B
" c J: }2 q$ R( B- f6 F( cThe latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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