Serological profiling of hantavirus infections in chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology non-endemic regions of Sri Lanka
A total seropositivity in community controls in this study (8.8%) was lower than previously reported. These observations suggest that LNKV exposure occurs in CKDu non-endemic areas, but at a lower frequency than in CKDu endemic areas.
Authors
- Amanda Fonseka
- Devinda S. Muthusinghe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5137-2408)
- R. Vijeyakumaran
- P. Senarathne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-8774)
- Chandika D. Gamage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0974-5730)
- Videesha Bandara
- Nilanthi Dissanayake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1119-844X)
- Nadeeka Rathnayake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2880-3588)
- Kumiko Yoshimatsu
- Shuzo Urata
- Sithumini M W Lokupathirage
Institutions
- University of Peradeniya (LK)
- Louisiana State University (US)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Nagasaki University (JP)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Hokkai Gakuen University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-026-00900-2
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00