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1 t* n5 S, \1 V* H8 h, `7 iCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus
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; d8 A" }4 d& [$ CCALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu." _6 I+ s& z& w( {9 s& ?7 Z
! O, M" F1 r4 d/ @% C& C& YAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.+ a t! @3 t0 o: N4 w/ n# B
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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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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.7 W- b q f0 k6 w1 z5 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.
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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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