Prevalence and Distribution of Leishmania RNA Virus 1 in Leishmania Parasites from French Guiana

Marine Ginouvès (1) , Stéphane Simon (1) , Eliane Bourreau (2) , Vincent Lacoste (3) , Catherine Ronet (4) , Pierre Couppié (1) , Mathieu Nacher (5) , Magalie Pierre Demar (6, 7) , Ghislaine Prévot (6, 1)

1 EPat - Ecosystemes Amazoniens et Pathologie Tropicale
2 Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
3 Laboratoire des Interactions Virus-Hôtes [Cayenne, Guyane Française]
4 UNIL - Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne
5 CIC - Antilles Guyane - Centre d'Investigation Clinique Antilles-Guyane
6 Laboratoire Hospitalo-Universitaire de Parasitologie-Mycologie
7 Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon [Cayenne, Guyane Française]

In South America, the presence of the Leishmania RNA virus type 1 (LRV1) was described in Leishmania guyanensis and Leishmania braziliensis strains. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence distribution of LRV1 in Leishmania isolates in French Guiana given that, in this French overseas department, most Leishmania infections are due to these parasite species. The presence of the virus was observed in 74% of Leishmania spp. isolates, with a highest presence in the internal areas of the country.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Parasitologie; Médecine humaine et pathologie

Marine Ginouvès, Stéphane Simon, Eliane Bourreau, Vincent Lacoste, Catherine Ronet, et al.. Prevalence and Distribution of Leishmania RNA Virus 1 in Leishmania Parasites from French Guiana. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016, 94 (1), pp.102 - 106. ⟨10.4269/ajtmh.15-0419⟩. ⟨pasteur-01583614⟩