A Cluster of Three Cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome among Canadian Military Personnel.

Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol

Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medical Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, 1001 Boulevard Décarie, Montréal, QC, Canada H4A 3J1.

Published: July 2016

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare illness in eastern Canada. We present three cases of HPS among military personnel in Quebec. The three cases shared a common exposure to mouse excreta while engaged in military training in Alberta, a western province of Canada.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904570PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2757969DOI Listing

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