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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.' a6 n, R2 W+ a& U
) ^- s7 g7 W. w# n3 H' H( P) k"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.: @( r+ g1 h3 U9 u
& m$ u( v" y5 G$ ~) R8 s"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.
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! L: I. Q6 i# e& C) |# W; }( a"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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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.4 G7 ?) P! J# i+ m% u. U; E4 |' _
% ~/ A4 o6 r# O+ U8 U* l. Y, BThe 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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8 W+ E; K9 l0 bThe 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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