Hantavirus infection in central Sri Lanka – an unusual clinical presentation: a case report

Abstract

Hantavirus infections are emerging zoonoses. In Asia, the hantavirus commonly manifests as haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), apparent with fever, thrombocytopenia and acute kidney injury. There are a few cases with the atypical clinical course with cardiopulmonary symptoms in Asia including Sri Lanka. Here, we report a case of hantavirus infection with an atypical cardiopulmonary syndrome-like illness with serological evidence of the Puumala/Puumala-like virus.