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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.- ^+ z9 c, B- T2 o& j% O, C
- c! ]9 N$ i+ W+ A"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.! e4 }: g2 _/ a" G
' b% V6 e* U) t1 I: l" y, a3 W"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.. ~ v8 j$ N$ |3 y3 G- t: ~
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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."9 y* z V0 k4 R1 ]- `% L) c
) r' [, I8 K" f, s SOfficials 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. Z4 \3 T0 z; i( @! f6 S% o
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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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