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