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Calgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus
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$ A3 C2 @) p, L# aCALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.# W3 l! W3 P! y* p6 s6 g j; I0 H
9 \% R, v! ?, I3 BAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.# G6 Y+ C5 Y& q @1 m
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Dr. Gerry Predy, the province's senior officer of medical health, says the victim was admitted to hospital in early July and died about three weeks later.9 r* ~* r) K2 l' R% h' t0 V
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.; ?! O7 Z! A. I, C1 L% E1 f
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All five people to die so far in Alberta have been women, but Predy says he doesn't believe there is a propensity for the virus to cause illness in females. W- ]$ B' l$ S- }, u/ {
0 f0 I/ W8 ^2 F' y/ E9 k+ ~3 bThe latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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