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Herein, we characterized systemic IgA responses and their potential relationship to the mucosal immune activation by examining blood samples obtained from patients hospitalized due to acute Puumala orthohantavirus infection. Our findings reveal increased frequencies of putative IgA-expressing circulating mucosal-associated B1 cells and plasmablasts, as well as elevated levels of polyreactive, polymeric, virus-specific and secretory IgA in the acute stage of the disease. Importantly, the levels of circulating virus-specific and secretory IgA, as well as the putative IgA+ B1 cells, increased with the severity of AKI. Furthermore, circulating polymeric IgA displayed enhanced effector functions by forming stable complexes with the IgA receptor CD89 and induced pro-inflammatory neutrophil responses. 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