Expanded distribution of orthohantavirus Pergamino genotype: First record in Entre Rios province, Argentina Ampliación de la distribución del Orthohantavirus genotipo Pergamino: Primer registro en la Provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina

GÓMEZ VILLAFAÑE, ISABEL E.; BURGOS, ELIANA F.; COELHO, ROCIO M.; BELLOMO, CARLA M.; GARCILAZO AMATTI, JERÓNIMO; MARTINEZ, VALERIA P.

REVISTA ARGENTINA DE MICROBIOLOGíA

ASOCIACION ARGENTINA MICROBIOLOGIA

Año: 2021

0325-7541

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is an emerging infectious disease of the Americas. Eight native rodent species have been identified as HPS virus reservoirs in Argentina. The aim of this work was to detect the orthohantavirus genotypes present in a rodent community that inhabits a zone where a fatal HPS case occurred within an endemic locality of Central Argentina. We captured 27 rodents with a trapping effort of 723 trap nights. We detected 14.3% of infected Akodon azarae with the Pergamino genotype. This result expands the known distribution of this orthohantavirus. Although the Pergamino genotype has not been associated with human cases, the information about its distribution is relevant for risk assessment against potential changes in the virus infectivity.