Hantavirus in Guinea

Overview

Guinea is in the Africa hantavirus context. There is no major endemic hantavirus strain in this curated dataset; the country may still record imported cases.

Sangassou virus (SANGV) was the first hantavirus isolated from Africa, identified in an African wood mouse (Hylomyscus simus) trapped near Sangassou village in the forest region of Guinea. Human seroprevalence in the local population was reported at ~1.2%.

Sources for the above: Klempa et al., CDC EID 2006 (initial detection) · Klempa et al., J Virol 2012 (genetic characterisation)

Reservoir species

• Hylomyscus simus

Signal trend (last 30 days)