title: Serological evidence of hantavirus infection in Girandurukotte, an area endemic for chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Chandika D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Gamage
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan. Electronic address: yosimatu@med.hokudai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimatsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Yomani D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Sarathkumara
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS), University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Thiviyaaluxmi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kulendiran
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Transplantation Unit, Teaching Hospital Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Nishantha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nanayakkara
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arikawa