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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. q9 e8 B* ~/ y; ?' \( [5 q
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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.0 \8 B3 e5 E7 M0 G* \2 h1 T
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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.8 F) U: ?: m0 ~% y' l
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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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4 x- `6 z3 G* B+ _% }$ g, i) vOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
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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.5 p% T7 D1 `: S% `, a( N
& L% t' ?2 I$ `, b! k( Y _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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