Puumala Hantavirus Genotypes in Humans, France, 2012–2016

Jean-Marc Reynes (1) , Damien Carli (1) , Damien Thomas (1) , Guillaume Castel (2)

1 CNR-UBIVE - Centre National de Référence des Hantavirus - Biologie des Infections Virales Emergentes
2 UMR CBGP - Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations

The analysis of the nucleoprotein gene of 77 Puumala hantavirus strains detected in human samples in France during 2012-2016 showed that all belonged to the Central European lineage. We observed 2 main clusters, geographically structured; one included strains with the Q64 signature and the other strains with the R64 signature.

Keywords: France; Puumala virus; genotype; hantavirus; humans; orthohantavirus; viruses; zoonoses

Domains: Santé publique et épidémiologie; Virology; Infectious diseases

Jean-Marc Reynes, Damien Carli, Damien Thomas, Guillaume Castel. Puumala Hantavirus Genotypes in Humans, France, 2012–2016. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019, 25 (1), pp.140-143. ⟨10.3201/eid2501.180270⟩. ⟨pasteur-02545979⟩