Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, French Guiana.

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Matheus, Séverine | Djossou, Félix | Moua, David | Bourbigot, Anne Marie | Hommel, Didier | Lacoste, Vincent | Dussart, Philippe | Lavergne, Anne

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A systematic serological survey of patients suffering from symptoms suggestive of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome allowed us to identify a native case in French Guiana. Partial molecular characterization of the implicated hantavirus revealed its close relationship with the Bolivian Rio Mamore virus. We tentatively named it Maripa virus.

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