Puumala Hantavirus Genotypes in Humans, France, 2012–2016

Abstract

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
• orthohantavirus
• humans
• genotype
• viruses