Human Bocavirus Infection, Canada

Nathalie Bastien, Ken Brandt, Kerry Dust, Diane McVey Ward, Yan Li

Emerging infectious diseases · 2006 · 245 citations · 13 references

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Human Bocavirus was detected in 18 (1.5%) of 1,209 respiratory specimens collected in 2003 and 2004 in Canada. The main symptoms of affected patients were cough (78%), fever (67%), and sore throat (44%). Nine patients were hospitalized; of these, 8 (89%) were <5 years of age.

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