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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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$ {: d5 x6 s' n"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.6 g6 a0 [ ~% U4 J( O2 A! j* Y6 ` I4 o1 i
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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."/ s* t1 g' J. Z! G% x
0 ~: y6 C3 f6 I- c- Q0 K9 h2 jOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.$ i5 h- I) x$ F" a
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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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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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