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; M! W+ i: F* r' L8 p* QCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus1 X0 ^8 D/ ~9 u" n! g% O6 O$ k9 F
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(CP) – 9 hours ago
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.& |4 Q- A" ~8 H2 j2 d& Z
- @2 A: g4 z3 O: x. \: K: FAlberta 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.# l% H2 e& X. Q4 y) {2 Y
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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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.6 Y+ U0 R1 H3 ~: F9 \4 P
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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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