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Calgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus$ z6 d: T" x0 i( l Z, c
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(CP) – 9 hours ago
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.
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Alberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.
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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., J0 [& }% a/ ~
3 @# V4 b2 }: R ^/ D( w. ~This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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" r: _9 G F+ V! G$ K* kAll 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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