H1N1 flu in Alberta causes 10 deaths

[JimO]

H1N1 flu in Alberta causes 10 deaths

Ten people between the ages of 18 and 64 have died from flu, Alberta health officials said Monday.

Of the 300 people now in hospital, 40 are in the intensive care unit.

Some of the people who died had underlying health conditions.

Dr. James Talbot, the chief medical officer of health for Alberta Health, said the outbreak is not a pandemic, but H1N1 is the recurring strain people are getting this year.

"Virtually all of the influenza that we're seeing in the province this year is H1N1," he said.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/h1n1-flu-in-alberta-causes-10-deaths-1.2486357

 

[tetano]

Re: H1N1 flu in Alberta causes 10 deaths

EDMONTON - Two more Albertans have died from H1N1 flu, while the number of confirmed cases has climbed past 2,200 across the province, Alberta Health Services says.

The death toll from H1N1 this season now stands at 10. Seven of those deaths, including the two new cases, are from the Calgary zone, while two deaths occurred in Edmonton.

The toll does not include a Red Deer woman who died from the much more rare and less contagious H5N1 strain, also known as avian flu.


http://www.edmontonjournal.com/more...lberta+cases+continue+rise/9396293/story.html