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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.
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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.
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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.! K* p7 W( e3 P6 T& U- L9 c
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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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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.* E/ Y2 |2 v. n' t. Q
; x/ J0 J/ w) E/ L9 g: n: Q& V i9 NThe 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.6 q& U; X( c5 C9 W9 B$ t5 d8 u
/ ^ s/ v9 |/ x. ^( ?7 O: \2 YThe 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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