All six cases are same strain of human swineinfluenza that has been

All six cases are same strain of human swineinfluenza that has been found in the U.S and Mexico. These first caseswere detected as a result of the increased surveillance the federalgovernment initiated with the provinces and territories and healthprofessionals given concerns over the spread of swine flu in Mexico andthe United States.”The federal government will continue to monitor the situation closely todetect any illness as early as possible and ensure Canadians areprotected. I have been in frequent contact with my counterparts in theprovinces and territories. I’m having discussions regularly with ourinternational partners, including the World Health Organization,officials from Health and Human Services in the United States, as well asthe Mexican health minister,” said Minister Aglukkaq. “Although we arerelieved to hear that the Canadians who have been diagnosed with swineinfluenza exhibited mild symptoms, we will remain vigilant and continueto monitor the situation closely.”The Government of Canada is working in close co-ordination with the USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, the Mexican Department ofHealth, the World Health Organization and the Pan-American HealthOrganization and other partners. Two Canadian epidemiologists are inMexico, assisting with testing at that country’s request.”Canada’s public health system has worked quickly to identify and confirmthese cases,” said Dr David Butler-Jones, Canada’s Chief Public HealthOfficer “Canada is well-positioned to deal with this issue.

We have anational plan for emerging disease outbreaks and we are following it.”There are simple measures to minimize the risk of being infected. Thesesteps include simply washing your hands, controlling coughs and sneezes,staying home when sick, and talking to a health professional if youexperience flu-like symptoms.Minister Aglukkaq re-iterated that federal officials will continue toupdate Canadians with accurate information at regular intervals over thecoming days and weeks.A backgrounder on some of the actions the federal government is takingand the measures Canadians should take to protect themselves is attached.Egalement disponible en FrancaisBACKGROUND ON GOVERNMENT ACTIONSThe Government of Canada is taking action on a number of fronts,including:Public Information:- A 1-800 information line, namely 1-800-454-8302, is available sevendays a week from 8:00 a.m to 8:00 p.m. “I’ll take that. I’ll take that any day,” says Red Wings forward Mikael Samuelsson. He was of course referring to his one missing and one chipped tooth, courtesy of fellow Swede, Peter Forsberg. Midway through the second period, Forsberg incidentally caught Samuelsson in the face with his stick.

Foppa was given a double-minor penalty for high-sticking, which resulted in the game-winning goal by Henrik Zetterberg.Forsberg said after the game that he didn't think he had hit Samuelsson but couldn't argue the evidence.  He also thought that Samuelsson had exaggerated the play a little.He'll take that.The Red Wings once again played a full 60 minutes of playoff hockey and have put the Colorado Avalanche on the brink of a sweep. Game 3's 4-3 victory saw the return of Forsberg and defenseman Scott Hannnon to the injury-depleted Colorado lineup, but also saw their regular season points leader Paul Stastney leave the game with a knee injury along with Ryan Smyth who was out for Game 3 with a foot injury.Sound familiar? The Red Wings caught the injury bug last season during the playoffs when Niklas Kronwall and Mattieu Schneider went down. Still, teams are not allowed to make excuses come April and the Avalanche seem to be making plenty in this series with Detroit.Detroit goaltender Chris Osgood once again out-shined Jose Theodore in net. The Wizard stopped 30-of-33 shots in his first game being truly tested. In Games 1 and 2 Osgood saw 21 shots and 20 shots respectively.Theodore, in his first game back since recovering from the flu, allowed four goals on 35 shots.  This makes his GAA for the series 4.00, not a stat that wins games.Osgood, though, saved the game when he stopped Colorado's David Jones in close with less than four minutes to play.

The Avs would not get another shot on net.Colorado opened the scoring when Cody Mcleod netted his first career playoff goal off of a rebound by Lansing native TJ Hensick.  Detroit responded by getting three unanswered goals by forwards Pavel Datsyuk (2) and Johan Franzen Franzen has six goals in the series. Zetterberg capped the scoring for Detroit and Andrew Brunette scored two for Colorado.. April 26 (Reuters) – The U.N World Health Organization andU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have beencollecting samples of the new H1N1 swine flu virus to make anew vaccine in case it is needed.