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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.$ Q( `5 s6 n. f. s" {) s) {$ f
2 j. ]9 j, \& ~5 D1 u"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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"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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"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."# Z$ Z) V: G Z" a2 o
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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.
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; l7 \# }) s# S# bThe 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.0 P- S% D. |/ n9 I% m+ k: P( n- m& `
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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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