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Volume 26, Number 12—December 2020

Dispatch

Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome in Canada

Bryce M. Warner, Sebastian Dowhanik1, Jonathan Audet, Allen Grolla, Daryl Dick2, James E. Strong, Darwyn Kobasa, L. Robbin Lindsay, Gary Kobinger3, Heinz Feldmann4, Harvey Artsob2, Michael A. Drebot, and David SafronetzComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (B.M. Warner, S. Dowhanik, J. Audet, A. Grolla, D. Dick, J.E. Strong, D. Kobasa, L.R. Lindsay, G. Kobinger, H. Feldmann, H. Artsob, M.A. Drebot, D. Safronetz); University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (B.M. Warner, J.E. Strong, D. Kobasa, L.R. Lindsay, G. Kobinger, H. Feldmann, M.A. Drebot, D. Safronetz)

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Figure 2

Cases of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HPCS) by province, year, month, and patient age, Canada, 1989–2019. A) HCPS cases per year by province. B) Seasonal incidence of HCPS in Canada as shown by number of cases diagnosed in each month. A clear trend toward spring/summer contraction of disease can be seen. C) HCPS cases by age with associated case-fatality rate. Blue bars indicate the number of cases diagnosed in each age group; red line shows case-fatality rate associated with each age group.

Figure 2. Cases of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HPCS) by province, year, month, and patient age, Canada, 1989–2019. A) HCPS cases per year by province. B) Seasonal incidence of HCPS in Canada as shown by number of cases diagnosed in each month. A clear trend toward spring/summer contraction of disease can be seen. C) HCPS cases by age with associated case-fatality rate. Blue bars indicate the number of cases diagnosed in each age group; red line shows case-fatality rate associated with each age group.

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1Current affiliation: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

2Retired.

3Current affiliation: Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

4Current affiliation: National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA.

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