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% p- N* I2 T1 y4 v; G* h8 w# OA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; n0 d9 B7 l: Q
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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.
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# {" z5 Z: `2 H7 C' P; P/ ]) TTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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) l3 Q$ l: T3 ~* x! D p( ~+ E8 q"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.7 L" N- m" r& \' I! q- ]* J1 w6 V
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."! N1 U) D6 p' J8 l' u
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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.7 z! [ _& K( @
8 k% J+ ^3 n+ P+ o" Q( yAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.4 D( G% ~ |% O
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.6 |% R0 ~5 L- b: v& q+ I
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.8 x! d( s5 F: c; h2 L, Y5 W- m/ `
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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5 S. T2 T* z, E/ P( A9 g1 hOfficials 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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; |2 s2 z }6 r% `- H+ Z* M: MThe 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., |/ v) u4 G# k$ ]+ v
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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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0 F1 Z7 X" |* \/ n+ w8 M"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.% X; Y! F7 \' B& b
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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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