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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.5 w/ o- b, r. V
$ S" q0 F9 M" s; Z# p: ?0 B3 L( O"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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- {9 W7 V W# R! b. X" m"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.) p5 [6 w5 ?2 z/ e3 X* P4 c- d
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"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."7 ~ q! r' q$ A0 ?6 u
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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.! z3 X; U: f! u% h* O3 {- a
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The 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.3 D" L" N9 E/ J
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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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