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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.+ v( c( y# U& o' ?( V/ |
% B' ^" k8 o# \ \3 ]0 n5 d"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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"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."$ K7 ~( T' k1 s) d
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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.+ |: x) i' ]/ k, @. v
G# E. O8 k3 h; cThe 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.+ ] v5 q7 Z, ?( r
: Q, j" f' r& X0 Q8 A! \) M uThe 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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