Abstract
We investigated hantaviruses in rodents in the southern Amazon Basin of Peru and identified an Andes virus variant from Neacomys spinosus mice. This finding extends the known range of this virus in South America and the range of recognized hantaviruses in Peru. Further studies of the epizoology of hantaviruses in this region are warranted.
Highlights
We investigated hantaviruses in rodents in the southern Amazon Basin of Peru and identified an Andes virus variant from Neacomys spinosus mice
Phylogenetic analysis showed the virus to be an Andes virus clade variant most similar to viruses within the Castelo dos Sonhos (CASV) group, which consists of CASV and CASV-2, found in Brazil, and Tunari virus (TUNV), found in Bolivia (Figure 2) [10]
Our data confirm the presence of an Andes virus variant similar to TUNV and CASV in the southern Amazon Basin of Peru; this finding extends the known range of this virus in South America and the range of recognized hantaviruses in Peru
Summary
We investigated hantaviruses in rodents in the southern Amazon Basin of Peru and identified an Andes virus variant from Neacomys spinosus mice. This study was approved by the US Naval Medical Research Unit No 6 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, and collection permits were obtained from the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture Office of Forestry and Wildlife. Results of RT-PCR testing were positive for 2 of 6 IgGpositive rodents, the 2 N. spinosus mice, which were trapped on consecutive days at the same site, 80 km from Puerto Maldonado.
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