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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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: m v2 T* T: v7 h) uThe 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.; m) j& r% A9 }& M
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters./ ~$ C8 \) X6 o3 b, }+ f% G) i
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."/ z. v7 f/ S$ z9 Y
: m! {# x x& a2 j, D/ jMusto 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." q" l1 r1 M/ t7 ]/ c! d8 s
% R' m8 O9 N9 ?2 n! Z ]; c: O. ^Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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( }# C+ d. `, Z8 f"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 Q |" S7 ]: B4 n* g' Q4 H
8 E! l% d7 ^8 H1 v. VThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.2 a2 y4 f7 J j& `9 X
( a; C6 q+ l+ }) n, y: s"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.7 Z2 H7 \; ?. m4 v, f
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2 T& x9 Z8 |5 L0 oOfficials 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.5 r- e: m4 O3 n0 z% O7 l
6 E2 e1 K6 l" m2 q( FThe 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.0 S ]/ s8 g4 m! l0 M; g/ l
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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.
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( h3 U& K% V( l5 P: O, _5 P) KEvery 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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