Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Caused by Maripa Virus in French Guiana, 2008–2016

Séverine Matheus (1) , Hatem Kallel (2) , Claire Mayence (2) , Laetitia Bremand (1) , Stéphanie Houcke (2) , Dominique Rousset (1) , Vincent Lacoste (1) , Benoit de Thoisy (1) , Didier Hommel (2) , Anne Lavergne (1)

1 Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
2 Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon [Cayenne, Guyane Française]

We report 5 human cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome found during surveillance in French Guiana in 2008-2016; of the 5 patients, 4 died. This pathogen should continue to be monitored in humans and rodents in effort to reduce the occurrence of these lethal infections in humans stemming from ecosystem disturbances.

Mots clés: French Guiana; Maripa virus; hantavirus; hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; human cases; lungs; viruses

Domaines: Virologie; Evolution [q-bio.PE]

Séverine Matheus, Hatem Kallel, Claire Mayence, Laetitia Bremand, Stéphanie Houcke, et al.. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Caused by Maripa Virus in French Guiana, 2008–2016. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, 23 (10), pp.1722 - 1725. ⟨10.3201/eid2310.170842⟩. ⟨pasteur-01623479⟩