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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.: Z/ D% u5 }3 `* x" v* X
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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.: e3 k+ \; p. K! g+ M# y/ W
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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."
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' v# j) n: Y" z" \Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.5 _: S' o; b0 f7 q# \1 Q
. K* b* }$ v3 w. o* B$ o5 o9 V9 sThe 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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4 f" B5 P# D$ SThe 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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