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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.9 j' B, f. o' D+ A M/ m
8 w* V% e) y2 J* c* l8 V$ 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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( X6 e: G. S: e }# Z"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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. s7 b# X3 w( k! I$ B: Z"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."! ~8 e9 W$ A& Z3 l4 ?
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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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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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