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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.$ ?' y4 k" a* |9 B2 x2 o, ~! G# B5 _
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The victim, who was not named, had been sick for about two weeks before she was admitted to a Calgary hospital on June 29, said Dr. Richard Musto, medical officer of health for Calgary and area, on Thursday.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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& S' H. R4 E: h+ n"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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$ {3 f( T9 R4 WMusto did not name the hospital to which the woman was admitted but said that regular procedures were followed to "effectively protect other patients and staff."6 v- {5 f# k$ \' n" E
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The death is the third in Alberta that's been linked to swine flu. Two women with pre-existing medical conditions — one in the Edmonton area and one in northern Alberta — were the other cases.0 m4 v; `: z3 b' Y Y m6 K9 q$ E
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.2 r- `7 \: v( K+ Z4 K3 ~
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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" a. j- K" \( M3 T |The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.9 w" t) A- T' T! L% J
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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Officials said the death is not connected to an outbreak this week at the Alberta Children's Hospital, when two patients and a staff member were diagnosed with the H1N1 flu. A unit on the hospital's third floor was isolated to prevent the flu's spread.
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0 j! m# J- w2 [, OThe patients were isolated in their private rooms on the weekend when they became symptomatic, and the staff member stayed at home upon becoming ill, said Musto.
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: a+ X5 }. [ h7 R1 ~Ted Woynillowicz of Friends of Medicare in Calgary questioned why officials publicized the children's hospital while the facility where the woman was treated was not named.
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"I think there's kind of a lack of consistency. And I think it should be publicized if it affects the public in some way," he said.0 |5 F, K1 V+ I5 ~0 d
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Every year 4,000 Canadians die from the flu and a high percentage of them have underlying conditions that play a large part in making them susceptible to serious consequences when they get the flu, he said. |
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发表于 2009-7-10 18:50
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但另一个方面，如艾滋病人也列入了流感高危人群的行列。究竟如何，还有待于专家们的努力工作。
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