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2 a K* `- R, Q# ECalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus
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( G& ~# N6 m6 a) D! W: h# iCALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.
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1 c R1 ]1 [# v- I1 [7 X D6 a+ oAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.
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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.6 j9 w' L3 L) |/ z
% y( W) @2 T# S- P/ g, P4 k5 fThis is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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All 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.8 f v5 E7 s/ B# q% G: X
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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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