Canada swine flu cases rise to 41A provincial leader on Friday raised the specter of swine flu swine flu n. A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine. deaths in Canada as six new cases were reported in westernmost parts of the country. Gordon Campbell
Gordon Muir Campbell , premier of westernmost British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography province, said 15 cases had been identified in the province, four more than previously announced. "All of them are relatively mild (cases)," he said, adding that the infected people were recovering or had already recovered. But he also warned: "Unfortunately we may see some deaths. It's important for us to recognize that." Two cases were also detected in neighboring Alberta province, the hub of Canada's oil industry, said local authorities. Public broadcaster CBC (1) (Cell Broadcast Center) See cell broadcast. (2) (Cipher Block Chaining) In cryptography, a mode of operation that combines the ciphertext of one block with the plaintext of the next block. said one of the two infected Alberta women had traveled to Mexico while the other recently visited the eastern US state of Tennessee. Earlier, eastern New Brunswick New Brunswick, province, Canada New Brunswick, province (2001 pop. 729,498), 28,345 sq mi (73,433 sq km), including 519 sq mi (1,345 sq km) of water surface, E Canada. province also reported its first case of swine flu. The total number of people infected with the virus in Canada now stands at 41. 
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