Evidence of circulation of Laguna Negra-like hantavirus in the Central West of Brazil: case report.

Background: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome has been reported with increasing frequency in some Brazilian regions, but information about viral genetic identification is still limited. Recently, the state of Mato Grosso, in the Legal Amazon of Brazil, experienced a growing number of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) cases but the genetic characterization of the causative hantavirus is still missing.

Objectives: Our goal was to identify the hantavirus strain involved in a fatal HPS case in the Central region of Brazil.