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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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2 P: t5 K* }( B6 O"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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% D% d& b8 y9 D& G2 `* f) w8 u4 J. x"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.! J ~9 ?) ]6 t# g1 B' }# b% } w
/ d, L; e5 W& z+ z" G/ u"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."- g# d0 W2 U) O5 S8 B& P7 E1 N0 ]" \
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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico. r M" Y1 q. A( K( G; i: j" s
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The 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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! q1 |! N* |/ j1 W/ y* GThe 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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