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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.! s/ M, w) `1 C3 N
# e4 @& P# U4 d% [ v7 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& }5 D1 e
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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."$ u. {7 Y/ K! b( J1 ?8 R
; k; }% H& N6 gOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.. O6 a, A& }: H% X2 h6 j
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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./ k2 [+ g6 B& f9 O) P
# s% l2 J' K" j3 J! v+ Y( P8 ZThe 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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