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8 M. _1 {# |0 K0 \2 }3 iCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus8 E; U% F$ P. B: Q- b4 H8 D( h
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu. r4 `% ]$ w0 p* A6 i6 A; x! W% j
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Alberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions. s2 Y; b0 B8 K' q7 b, S3 a' r
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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.
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4 ^, v) \; P7 c& o5 n. oThis is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.& K# W6 |- @7 i G# i6 S
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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.
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& Z1 C) p4 F/ ]! Q" K* bThe latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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