Abstract
In May 2005, a cluster of four hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) cases was confirmed in Alberta, Canada. The cluster is unusual given that three cases were from a single family and involved a 7-year-old child. This is the first family cluster reported in Canada and includes one of the youngest cases of HPS reported in North America.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / blood
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Canada / epidemiology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Family
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / blood
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / epidemiology*
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / immunology
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / virology
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood
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Middle Aged
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Peromyscus
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Sin Nombre virus / isolation & purification
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Immunoglobulin G