Tula Hantavirus Infection in Immunocompromised Host, Czech Republic

Abstract

We report molecular evidence of Tula hantavirus as an etiologic agent of pulmonary-renal syndrome in an immunocompromised patient. Acute hantavirus infection was confirmed by using serologic and molecular methods. Sequencing revealed Tula virus genome RNA in the patient’s blood. This case shows that Tula virus can cause serious disease in humans.

Keywords

• hantavirus
• Tula virus
• hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
• hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
• viruses
• immunocompromised host