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" z% _ u) m) v3 O, O9 M3 z: \5 m* JA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
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The victim, who was not named, had been sick for about two weeks before she was admitted to a Calgary hospital on June 29, said Dr. Richard Musto, medical officer of health for Calgary and area, on Thursday.! ^6 g5 S: ~, Z/ f9 b5 P+ z4 M
3 ^9 a: z v% I K% }! G: [6 oTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( J% w8 u+ |; ^: e# T/ z$ \) d0 x
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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8 ^: ^0 H0 t0 \! _+ C9 a"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."& c" k/ P1 F g0 T% M1 W. y3 s* }4 F
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Musto did not name the hospital to which the woman was admitted but said that regular procedures were followed to "effectively protect other patients and staff."
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The death is the third in Alberta that's been linked to swine flu. Two women with pre-existing medical conditions — one in the Edmonton area and one in northern Alberta — were the other cases.( V' {7 N$ l7 H0 C- Q9 {$ ?
: s2 J% z h' @+ n/ H$ }+ O6 W% @Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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3 B4 ~/ r2 W2 U `5 pThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.5 n" ^7 d: S$ t
$ `& K: c+ D& h2 }$ w"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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Officials said the death is not connected to an outbreak this week at the Alberta Children's Hospital, when two patients and a staff member were diagnosed with the H1N1 flu. A unit on the hospital's third floor was isolated to prevent the flu's spread.
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& T7 s- _" }# {1 @# ~2 n3 QThe patients were isolated in their private rooms on the weekend when they became symptomatic, and the staff member stayed at home upon becoming ill, said Musto.* F8 V! V% U L) D4 q( X# m
; g2 F2 ?8 p! ~Ted Woynillowicz of Friends of Medicare in Calgary questioned why officials publicized the children's hospital while the facility where the woman was treated was not named.
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: |1 j% V; E% B# t"I think there's kind of a lack of consistency. And I think it should be publicized if it affects the public in some way," he said.7 V3 e) V. R4 Y3 l s6 t' B7 A; K
: M. M0 e/ e9 j3 j9 c3 @5 B7 ~Every year 4,000 Canadians die from the flu and a high percentage of them have underlying conditions that play a large part in making them susceptible to serious consequences when they get the flu, he said. |
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