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Michelle Bossi says she contracted swine flu on vacation in Cancun, Mexico, with a friend. April 27, 2009.
Wearing protective gear, a medic works at the emergency area where people with swine flu-like symptoms are checked at the Naval hospital in Mexico City Wednesday, April 29, 2009. (AP / Enric Marti) |
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View larger imageSwine flu in Canada: 19 confirmed cases
Updated: Wed Apr. 29 2009 5:01:14 PM
ctvmontreal.ca
There are three more cases of swine flu confirmed in B.C., bringing the national total to 19.
Officials at the BC Centre for Disease Control say all the new cases are in the Vancouver region.
They say five of the six cases in B.C. were people who were travelling recently in Mexico, but health officials say the transmission link in one of case is unclear.
One person in B.C. was hospitalized overnight but nationwide, all cases have been described by health officials as mild.
The World Health Organization has confirmed human cases of swine flu in Mexico, the United States, Britain, Israel, New Zealand and Spain but only Mexico and the United States have reported deaths.
The 19 confirmed cases across Canada include four in Nova Scotia, seven in Ontario and two in Alberta.
