“…In phylogenetic analysis, all viruses associated with cases of HPS from Argentina [6,19], Chile [20], Paraguay [21] and Uruguay (P. J. Padula, unpublished observations) and sigmodontine-related virus from Bolivia [22,23], clustered together with Andes virus [24] and some North American viruses like Sin Nombre (SN) [2,25], Bayou (BAY) [26] or Black Creek Canal (BCC) [27].…”