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Calgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus6 \' ~$ I' X( @1 \; f4 k
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(CP) – 9 hours ago
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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.3 z" j( y' `1 d' V9 Z
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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.
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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; p& E4 x. \! V( H% r6 DAll 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% A& i; K4 H6 v
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The latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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