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( {6 [0 c5 c p! g4 tCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus
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(CP) – 9 hours ago8 _. H% T/ R5 L2 M1 D2 ~5 C
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.
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* C3 s! x7 j$ d: F5 x; y. T7 VAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.) h4 S% v# s, R* P Z- }
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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.0 l9 F1 H. @" d$ K# y) B! I* e* `* K
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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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1 s7 P0 o6 ]1 [! oThe latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. |
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