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

Anne Lavergne; Benoit de Thoisy; Damien Donato; Amandine Guidez; Séverine Matheus; François Catzeflis; Vincent Lacoste

doi:10.1007/s10393-014-0971-6

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

Ecohealth. 2015 Jun;12(2):339-46. doi: 10.1007/s10393-014-0971-6. Epub 2014 Sep 13.

Authors

Anne Lavergne¹, Benoit de Thoisy^{2

3}, Damien Donato², Amandine Guidez², Séverine Matheus⁴, François Catzeflis⁵, Vincent Lacoste²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratoire des Interactions Virus-Hôtes, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 23 Avenue Pasteur, BP 6010, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana. alavergne@pasteur-cayenne.fr.
² Laboratoire des Interactions Virus-Hôtes, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 23 Avenue Pasteur, BP 6010, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana.
³ Association Kwata, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana.
⁴ Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana.
⁵ Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France.

PMID: 25217336
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-014-0971-6

Abstract

Molecular screening of rodents from French Guiana has detected a new arenavirus, named "Patawa," 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: Amazonia; French Guiana; Oecomys; arenavirus; phylogeny; rodent.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Arenaviridae Infections / epidemiology*
Arenaviridae Infections / veterinary*
Arenavirus / isolation & purification*
Base Sequence
Forests
French Guiana / epidemiology
Rodent Diseases / epidemiology*
Rodent Diseases / virology*
Sigmodontinae / virology