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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., L) q+ j N5 I1 c2 E! y
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"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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! e0 ~" _) u) o"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.' {% B2 i) z3 {6 H# J6 Q$ ^7 R% b
- s' A2 F- C" D- G"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."8 a* g- n" J0 G- g, z/ i" `, f3 L
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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.$ h) I6 B" H8 e" A( q: s8 M
) x+ I$ U$ ]5 P/ W( ]) o! l2 O2 y: cThe 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.
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5 y9 x0 X7 s' k+ o# Q! Z' `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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