Patawa Virus, a New Arenavirus Hosted by Forest Rodents in French Guiana

Anne Lavergne (1) , Benoit de Thoisy (2, 1) , Damien Donato (1) , Amandine Guidez (1) , Séverine Matheus (3) , François Catzeflis (4) , Vincent Lacoste (1)

1 Laboratoire des Interactions Virus-Hôtes [Cayenne, Guyane Française]
2 Association Kwata - Etude et protection de la nature [Guyane]
3 CNR - laboratoire associé - Centre National de Référence pour les Arbovirus - Laboratoire de Virologie [Cayenne, Guyane française]
4 UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier

Molecular screening of rodents from French Guiana has detected a new arenavirus, named ''Pata-wa,'' in two Oecomys species (Muridae, Sigmodontinae). Further investigations are needed to better understand the circulation of this virus in rodent and human populations and its public health impact.

Keywords: Oecomys; rodent; phylogeny; French Guiana; Amazonia; arenavirus

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology

Anne Lavergne, Benoit de Thoisy, Damien Donato, Amandine Guidez, Séverine Matheus, et al.. Patawa Virus, a New Arenavirus Hosted by Forest Rodents in French Guiana. EcoHealth, 2014, pp.10.1007/s10393-014-0971-6. ⟨10.1007/s10393-014-0971-6⟩. ⟨pasteur-01082196⟩