Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2020)

Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome in Canada

  • Bryce M. Warner,
  • Sebastian Dowhanik,
  • Jonathan Audet,
  • Allen Grolla,
  • Daryl Dick,
  • James E. Strong,
  • Darwyn Kobasa,
  • L. Robbin Lindsay,
  • Gary Kobinger,
  • Heinz Feldmann,
  • Harvey Artsob,
  • Michael A. Drebot,
  • David Safronetz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.202808
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 12
pp. 3020 – 3024

Abstract

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Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is a severe respiratory disease caused by Sin Nombre virus in North America (SNV). As of January 1, 2020, SNV has caused 143 laboratory-confirmed cases of HCPS in Canada. We review critical aspects of SNV virus epidemiology and the ecology, biology, and genetics of HCPS in Canada.

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