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. 1999 Sep-Oct;5(5):701–705. doi: 10.3201/eid0505.990512

Acute Sin Nombre hantavirus infection without pulmonary syndrome, United States.

P T Kitsutani 1, R W Denton 1, C L Fritz 1, R A Murray 1, R L Todd 1, W J Pape 1, J Wyatt Frampton 1, J C Young 1, A S Khan 1, C J Peters 1, T G Ksiazek 1
PMCID: PMC2627725  PMID: 10511527

Abstract

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) occurs in most infections with Sin Nombre virus and other North American hantaviruses. We report five cases of acute hantavirus infection that did not fit the HPS case definition. The patients had characteristic prodromal symptoms without severe pulmonary involvement. These cases suggest that surveillance for HPS may need to be expanded.

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