Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, French Guiana.

Séverine Matheus (1) , Félix Djossou (2) , David Moua (1) , Anne Marie Bourbigot , Didier Hommel , Vincent Lacoste (1) , Philippe Dussart (1) , Anne Lavergne (1)

1 Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
2 Service de médecine interne et maladies tropicales

A systematic serological survey of patients suffering from symptoms suggestive of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome allowed us to identify a native case in French Guiana. Partial molecular characterization of the implicated hantavirus revealed its close relationship with the Bolivian Rio Mamore virus. We tentatively named it Maripa virus.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Séverine Matheus, Félix Djossou, David Moua, Anne Marie Bourbigot, Didier Hommel, et al.. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, French Guiana.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010, 16 (4), pp.739-741. ⟨10.3201/eid1604.090831⟩. ⟨pasteur-00583873⟩