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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.% F% C. m6 {. p; c7 T8 [- Y
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"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., E( `4 u+ j" S' p' o
! l, ?7 k1 L2 e0 K% }"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.2 ~; x `$ v# P P$ ?3 }& S
, X1 w3 M2 r) }- b7 q' `- G" N# H"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."+ Q" L2 z6 B9 h: y
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Officials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico.' u9 q; ~7 F. U" n- @% I) Q
3 {# U3 F( D9 s4 \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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