Serological evidence of hantavirus infection in Girandurukotte, an area endemic for chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

• Chandika D. Gamage,
• Kumiko Yoshimatsu,
• Yomani D. Sarathkumara,
• Thiviyaaluxmi Kulendiran,
• Nishantha Nanayakkara,
• Jiro Arikawa

Affiliations

Chandika D. Gamage

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Kumiko Yoshimatsu

Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan

Yomani D. Sarathkumara

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Thiviyaaluxmi Kulendiran

Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS), University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Nishantha Nanayakkara

Nephrology and Transplantation Unit, Teaching Hospital Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Jiro Arikawa

Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan