TO THE EDITOR—Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), a rodent-borne viral disease characterized by fever, hemorrhagic, kidney damage, and hypotension, is caused by different species of hantaviruses [1]. Every year, HFRS affects thousands of persons in Asia, and >90% of cases are reported in China [2, 3]. Owing to its high fatality rates, HFRS has attracted considerable research attention...
