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Case Reports
. 1998 Sep;9(5):319-21.
doi: 10.1155/1998/597549.

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: Report of the first Canadian paediatric case

B E Lee  1 , A R Joffe, W Vaudry
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Case Reports

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: Report of the first Canadian paediatric case

B E Lee et al. Can J Infect Dis. 1998 Sep.

Abstract
in English, French

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was first recognized as a severe respiratory illness transmitted through rodent excreta in the southwestern United States in 1993. As of November 1997, 175 cases have been reported in the United States. The mortality rate of this disease has been reported to be as high as 52% in the United States, and the majority of the cases (94%) involved adults. Twenty-one cases have been recognized in Canada. This paper describes the first Canadian paediatric case and discusses some of the clinical features of this disease.

Le syndrome pulmonaire causé par l’hantavirus a été reconnu comme une maladie respiratoire grave transmise par la voie d’excréments de rongeurs dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis en 1993. En date de novembre 1997, 175 cas ont été signalés aux États-Unis où l’on fait état d’un taux de mortalité imputable à cette maladie d’au moins 52 % et qui, dans la majorité des cas (94 %), touchent des adultes. Vingt et un cas ont été signalés au Canada. Le présent article décrit le premier cas pédiatrique identifié au Canada et traite des différents aspects cliniques de cette maladie.

Keywords: Canada; Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; Paediatric; Respiratory illness.

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