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) J6 F' L8 p( nCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus
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(CP) – 9 hours ago; ~7 C0 `& P, i; E& }* Y
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.
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Alberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.
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4 ^2 ~% _0 n9 ]9 n0 X0 B$ \% \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.$ w- z) k4 c: F5 }3 S, s5 \9 X6 R) x
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region., S p$ Q- O" v
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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.1 q' \/ `% R$ m! T
7 e" y! V, P! Z n7 L+ IThe latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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