Link to Pubmed [PMID] – 25217336
Ecohealth 2015 Jun;12(2):339-46
Molecular screening of rodents from French Guiana has detected a new arenavirus, named “Patawa,” in two Oecomys species (Muridae, Sigmodontinae). Further investigations are needed to better understand the circulation of this virus in rodent and human populations and its public health impact.