Lee B E, Joffe A R, Vaudry W
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Can J Infect Dis. 1998 Sep;9(5):319-21. doi: 10.1155/1998/597549.
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.
汉坦病毒肺综合征（HPS）于1993年在美国西南部首次被确认为一种通过啮齿动物排泄物传播的严重呼吸道疾病。截至1997年11月，美国已报告175例病例。据报道，该疾病在美国的死亡率高达52%，且大多数病例（94%）为成年人。加拿大已确认21例病例。本文描述了加拿大首例儿科病例，并讨论了该疾病的一些临床特征。
