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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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"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. F) A, a4 E9 u5 \. {
2 H. [( g0 I( @6 R- \9 H/ W"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.
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r! x# c, R' T2 g% _"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."/ a6 v! h* U3 i/ Z0 {
: H- r% W4 J2 Z _1 BOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.# z/ R/ \+ A( j( B5 m3 h: }4 V
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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.
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* n/ h, W( v6 n) Z. `# C/ OThe 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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