title: A Cluster of Three Cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome among Canadian Military Personnel.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medical Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, 1001 Boulevard Décarie, Montréal, QC, Canada H4A 3J1.
authors.forename: Leighanne O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Parkes
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medical Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, 1001 Boulevard Décarie, Montréal, QC, Canada H4A 3J1.
authors.forename: Trong Tien
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Research Center of the CHU de Québec, Université Laval, 2705 Boulevard Laurier, Québec, QC, Canada G1V 4G2; Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, 20045 Chemin Ste-Marie, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada H9X 3R5.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Longtin
authors.affiliation: CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant Jésus, 1401 18e rue, Québec, QC, Canada G1J 1Z4.
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Beaudoin
authors.affiliation: CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant Jésus, 1401 18e rue, Québec, QC, Canada G1J 1Z4.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bestman-Smith
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medical Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, 1001 Boulevard Décarie, Montréal, QC, Canada H4A 3J1.
authors.forename: Donald C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Vinh
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Research Center of the CHU de Québec, Université Laval, 2705 Boulevard Laurier, Québec, QC, Canada G1V 4G2.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boivin
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medical Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, 1001 Boulevard Décarie, Montréal, QC, Canada H4A 3J1.
authors.forename: Vivian G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Loo