 鲜花( 2)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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.
: {# _3 W& N# H1 w a3 ?. t4 Y
& S9 k3 \5 R; j7 ^"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.
% D; b4 }1 C. o' c4 J$ x8 E \: e2 B! x
"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./ P ?: U0 E! K2 l* n8 t2 ~
( T# V* T$ M) ~7 Q
"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."5 L' @, X5 j) s" Q/ k2 t
' G* _' G/ V {5 j) @/ x% ?9 UOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico./ i1 l/ K/ u" L$ M4 e R& ?
+ ]3 w4 w- y5 uThe 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.
, I4 k: P8 H1 ?2 ? C& q k/ r. j7 t( N# f& ]. J; V8 m3 h/ [& V
The two of Canada's other swine flu cases surfaced in British Columbia, while the other four cases were in Novia Scotia. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2009-4-28 12:14
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2009-4-28 16:20
