Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Caused by Maripa Virus in French Guiana, 2008–2016
- Séverine Matheus
- Hatem Kallel
- Claire Mayence
- Laetitia Bremand
- Stéphanie Houcke
- Dominique Rousset
- Vincent Lacoste
- Benoit de Thoisy
- Didier Hommel
- Anne Lavergne
Publication date
October 2017
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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
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