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An Alberta girl with no apparent link to Mexico is in hospital with Canada’s first reported severe case of swine flu — a sign the nasty bug is now spreading here at home.
Public health officials acknowledged Monday the H1N1 influenza is infecting those with no immediately obvious connections to Mexico. Federal officials reported 41 new cases Monday, bringing the total to 140 across the country.
Dr. David Butler-Jones, the chief public health officer, said news of the more severe case “although disconcerting, is not surprising and does not change our course of action.”
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