Background: Orthohantaviruses are negative-sense RNA viruses that can cause hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in humans. In the United States, Sin Nombre orthohantavirus (SNV) is the primary
We conducted a screening of bats from Côte d'Ivoire to ascertain the presence of indigenous hantaviruses in chiropteran hosts. We generated RNA extracts from spleen and lung samples. Samples were firs
The concordance, specificity, sensitivity and K coefficient with p-value were calculated per each laboratory. Thirteen laboratories (out of fourteen) submitted results for this part of the PT. Laborat
