Maripa Virus RNA Load and Antibody Response in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, French Guiana

Severine Matheus (1) , Hatem Kallel (2) , Alexandre Roux (2) , Laetitia Bremand (1) , Bhety Labeau (1) , David Moua (1) , Dominique Rousset (1) , Damien Donato (3) , Vincent Lacoste (3) , Stéphanie Houcke (2) , Claire Mayence (2) , Benoît de Thoisy (3) , Didier Hommel (2) , Anne Lavergne (1)

1 Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
2 Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon [Cayenne, Guyane Française]
3 Laboratoire des Interactions Virus-Hôtes [Cayenne, Guyane Française]

We report viral RNA loads and antibody responses in 6 severe human cases of Maripa virus infection (2 favorable outcomes) and monitored both measures during the 6-week course of disease in 1 nonfatal case. Further research is needed to determine prevalence of this virus and its effect on other hantaviruses.

Keywords: viruses; hantavirus; French Guiana; Maripa virus; antibody response; arboviruses; hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Domains: Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology; Emerging diseases; Infectious diseases

Severine Matheus, Hatem Kallel, Alexandre Roux, Laetitia Bremand, Bhety Labeau, et al.. Maripa Virus RNA Load and Antibody Response in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, French Guiana. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018, 24 (9), pp.1734-1736. ⟨10.3201/EID2409.180223⟩. ⟨pasteur-02197395⟩