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

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is recognized as a major public health problem worldwide and in South Asia including Sri Lanka.1 Initially reported in the 1990s, the health authorities of the dry zone areas of Sri Lanka have identified a high prevalence of CKD in cases without known risk factors. This new form of the disease is known as chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu).