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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.: B* I- |8 e1 ?+ j: B- e
! ^$ T7 m$ I# t S6 l"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.& v3 I" k: X) s! v0 [! Z
w$ G$ h2 E& W+ Q0 b"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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3 \$ h% `( z+ g2 C6 k" _ 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."1 r* H% b) ~3 k' q& G% e
& e1 \7 M1 V! M0 K. c7 OOfficials said neither illness had required hospitalization, and said both individuals contracted the virus during recent travel to Mexico., e. I% C8 N# ?; v6 }' s- F
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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.% n; W4 M3 J! t3 H6 Y Y
! ^; F% W& v9 N( D, @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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