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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.
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* H$ ^7 | C4 J"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.
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j( ~+ o' t3 ?3 H"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 N( V8 p- E* Q; x4 O
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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."4 ]$ H. o6 A7 ]6 p, Q b
: H! G' s' G7 q0 a7 ^, QOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.: S: l. k2 O, P6 ]6 d5 o
5 p" ], `7 i1 ?5 W/ wThe 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.
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The 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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