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UPDATE: Now six cases British Columbia gov’t. Two people in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia have been confirmed for the swine influenza virus that has caused illness in Mexico and the United States. The specimens are being sent to the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg for further testing. “In anticipation of this happening, we set up enhanced surveillance last week in British Columbia and we have found two influenza cases related to swine flu,” said Dr. Eric Young, deputy provincial health officer. “These cases have presented with a clinical picture consistent with seasonal influenza. We do anticipate more cases over the next weeks. We will continue to work closely with the Public Health Agency of Canada to monitor the situation, which is in turn working with health officials from the United … Read entire article »