Tonate Virus and Fetal Abnormalities, French Guiana, 2019

Veronique Lambert (1) , Antoine Enfissi (2) , Mathilde Lefebvre (3) , Leo Pomar (1) , Sobhi Kedous (1) , Fabien Guimiot (3) , Gabriel Carles (1) , Anne Lavergne (2) , Dominique Rousset (2) , Najeh Hcini (1, 4)

1 Centre Hospitalier de l'Ouest Guyanais Franck Joly [Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane Française]
2 Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
3 AP-HP Hôpital universitaire Robert-Debré [Paris]
4 UG - Université de Guyane

We report a case of vertical transmission of Tonate virus in a pregnant woman from French Guiana. The fetus showed severe necrotic and hemorrhagic lesions of the brain and spinal cord. Clinicians should be made aware of possible adverse fetal outcomes in pregnant women infected with Tonate virus.

Mots clés: French Guiana; Venezuelan equine encephalitis; arboviruses; brain diseases; fetal abnormalities; meningitis/encephalitis; pregnancy; prenatal diagnosis; tonate virus; vertical disease transmission; viruses; French Guiana

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie; Maladies infectieuses; Maladies émergentes; Biologie moléculaire; Virologie

Veronique Lambert, Antoine Enfissi, Mathilde Lefebvre, Leo Pomar, Sobhi Kedous, et al.. Tonate Virus and Fetal Abnormalities, French Guiana, 2019. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022, 28 (2), pp.445-448. ⟨10.3201/eid2802.210884⟩. ⟨hal-03691250⟩