 鲜花( 2)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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.
' v! J# o& ~+ D! H
6 u2 i" C. x/ T K" j- m"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.
6 S$ Q4 g, i+ `' X$ K M0 h. t; n$ T
"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.
" D" g, v( g0 |% Q& C3 d6 `
, Q, ?# P& e* E3 e7 f. x"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."
* k* Z& W5 @, B* X& ~, N; `0 K
# w9 O. N! ]+ }- xOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
. |5 T$ g; k& {- k9 g* h1 o5 O6 C0 C) w" r3 | h* _
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.! G, J5 o0 @; Y# P1 A
' D) R O( w2 n- v' }3 D1 SThe two of Canada's other swine flu cases surfaced in British Columbia, while the other four cases were in Novia Scotia. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2009-4-28 12:14
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2009-4-28 16:20
