 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.+ L5 ~6 `! g) o o+ k
% A* ]0 G* e" l' \" A1 A4 }- }% b& ?# W
"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.. M9 h j, T- ~
. g/ M* ^6 Z2 J/ d8 `
"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.6 [- h5 I! f3 H) k1 x- T$ p7 m
b, C$ ]1 K. j: x1 t) ]6 e"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."
# _/ V: [1 T8 f8 n6 ^- H2 _; z2 y+ K" W7 }
Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.& h, [7 q/ H7 f. g! u% i
- u& c9 m: t) Q1 eThe 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.1 C* f4 O0 a; j: V4 l
9 j( Z* t' k2 Q/ X1 a& O7 y- n
The 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
