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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 z9 a" E* @9 I/ O- ]4 M) e( }
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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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"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.- b) ]$ h% T' T% d8 Z* j
/ G+ Y3 q" X, E* ^1 [ \"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."
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) J1 l7 p/ G: A# l9 WOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.8 h6 b, D+ A; n& J9 \+ d+ C; L$ O
: Q# R* P" @9 a& k- LThe 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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. M4 ^# p) A3 O/ h+ D. aThe 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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