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

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

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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 and Vincent Lacoste

EcoHealth, pp.10.1007/s10393-014-0971-6

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-014-0971-6

PMID: 25217336

Abstract

Oecomys

rodent

phylogeny

French Guiana

Amazonia

arenavirus

Animals

Arenaviridae Infections/epidemiology*

Arenaviridae Infections/veterinary*

Arenavirus/isolation & purification*

Base Sequence

Forests

French Guiana/epidemiology

Rodent Diseases/epidemiology*

Rodent Diseases/virology*

Sigmodontinae/virology

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.

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Title: Patawa Virus, a New Arenavirus Hosted by Forest Rodents in French Guiana
Creators - without role: Anne Lavergne - Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Benoit de Thoisy - Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Damien Donato - Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Amandine Guidez - Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Séverine Matheus - Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
François Catzeflis - Université de Montpellier, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Vincent Lacoste - Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Publication Details: EcoHealth, pp.10.1007/s10393-014-0971-6
Grant note: This study was conducted within the ViRUSES program, supported by European funds (FEDER) and assistance from Région Guyane and Direction Régionale pour la Recherche et la Technologie, and received a European commission “REGPOT-CT-2011-285837-STRonGer” Grant within the FP7 and an “Investissement d’Avenir” Grant managed by Agence Nationale de la Recherche (CEBA, Ref. ANR-10-LABX-25-01). Field work at Cacao was funded by Agence Nationale de la Recherche under contract 2006-SEST-20-01 attributed to Th. De Meeus.
Identifiers: 9946753609311
Academic Unit: Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: pasteur-01082196