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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.& p! ?8 X3 b( x: i# A2 \2 a
8 {2 F. C) d- E"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.! d' S& G3 Y) ], M) Q( [9 D$ ]
- b* M, R' Z! M6 ^3 m"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.; Z( [) z/ H, V9 E, s
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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."2 Y1 X1 J- [0 T5 u8 |* S
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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.4 F) d/ f( x$ D; U# T9 q
, G$ L9 T7 E. a. uThe 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.; z0 ]9 K3 h3 R
2 i8 F" R# _) |0 MThe 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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