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Calgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus' N, W! ^, {/ w
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1 t. q* C: A; \; S9 w1 S' p0 ?CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.( _* g* M2 x& q7 h$ s7 n0 b
3 j& `2 w6 u8 W- T7 hAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.
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Dr. Gerry Predy, the province's senior officer of medical health, says the victim was admitted to hospital in early July and died about three weeks later.
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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: O; r V u. Z# v0 C7 W& ?All five people to die so far in Alberta have been women, but Predy says he doesn't believe there is a propensity for the virus to cause illness in females.
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The latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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