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; |+ x$ z9 z. T& C- q, ICalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus
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(CP) – 9 hours ago2 p5 N% p& W$ j% T, Z/ T$ v
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.
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' F4 g9 d8 O; x0 EAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.0 `& A" S! f; ^7 g7 m5 }. q& A# Y! P; I. |! E
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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.$ r" w/ e6 k- S+ |' F2 [
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.: n- Z- p) _5 R7 E6 b7 ]0 d
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All 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.) t6 g, D9 x- B
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The latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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