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

Journal

ECOHEALTH
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 339-346

Publisher

SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-014-0971-6

Keywords

arenavirus; rodent; Oecomys; phylogeny; French Guiana; Amazonia

Funding

  1. European funds (FEDER)
  2. European commission [REGPOT-CT-2011-285837-STRonGer]
  3. Investissement d'Avenir Grant [ANR-10-LABX-25-01]
  4. Agence Nationale de la Recherche [2006-SEST-20-01]

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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.

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