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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 J% c( r( J9 n
% L% E" l9 y; M; L1 S) O- {" V% h"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.
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( j0 o; q5 c; F6 M+ ~ Y$ N& K"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."" B( s7 @$ ~3 U* B/ e( y
5 u+ u, m8 z6 h: p; u2 }Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.: V. r- l; A4 j* V9 Y4 B
& q% g' ~8 O) D! }The 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.( O; N q( v4 z/ m# P( U
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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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