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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." F8 Q& c( E8 {( b, j+ J# E
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"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.' P# X# Y, j) v! P; o
9 b; c0 y6 E5 l4 V% k0 _) 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.3 Z0 ?+ e2 G- w A
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"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."
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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
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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.- Q. j0 t& y( A, C
7 X( n0 H" s: z9 s9 YThe 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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