Maripa Virus RNA Load and Antibody Response in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, French Guiana

Séverine Matheus; Hatem Kallel; Alexandre Roux; Laetitia Bremand; Bhety Labeau; David Moua; Dominique Rousset; Damien Donato; Vincent Lacoste; Stéphanie Houcke; Claire Mayence; Benoît de Thoisy; Didier Hommel; Anne Lavergne

doi:10.3201/eid2409.180223

Maripa Virus RNA Load and Antibody Response in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, French Guiana

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Sep;24(9):1734-1736. doi: 10.3201/eid2409.180223.

Authors

Séverine Matheus, Hatem Kallel, Alexandre Roux, Laetitia Bremand, Bhety Labeau, David Moua, Dominique Rousset, Damien Donato, Vincent Lacoste, Stéphanie Houcke, Claire Mayence, Benoît de Thoisy, Didier Hommel, Anne Lavergne

Abstract

We report viral RNA loads and antibody responses in 6 severe human cases of Maripa virus infection (2 favorable outcomes) and monitored both measures during the 6-week course of disease in 1 nonfatal case. Further research is needed to determine prevalence of this virus and its effect on other hantaviruses.

Keywords: French Guiana; Maripa virus; antibody response; arboviruses; hantavirus; hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; viruses.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
French Guiana
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / diagnosis*
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / mortality
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / virology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Orthohantavirus / immunology
Orthohantavirus / isolation & purification*
RNA, Viral / blood
Viral Load

Substances

RNA, Viral