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Calgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus; P$ S8 N- L* j
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(CP) – 9 hours ago
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.* u+ P, n4 R7 h7 s( V7 J
6 S/ o/ n+ ^3 _ h/ t& d& f/ E4 cAlberta 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.) `) C4 \# q# f/ ]- g* K3 ^
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This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region.
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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.8 y4 i& b0 y7 ?' Z
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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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