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Abstract
One of two groups of viruses in the ARENAVIRUS genus and considered part of the New World complex. It includes JUNIN VIRUS; PICHINDE VIRUS; Amapari virus, and Machupo virus among others. They are the cause of human hemorrhagic fevers mostly in Central and South America.
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- American Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
- Arenaviruses, New World
- Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, American
- Tacaribe Complex Viruses
- Allpahuayo virus
- Amapari virus
- Chapare mammarenavirus
- Chapare virus
- Guanarito virus
- Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Bolivian
- Machupo virus
- Pirital virus
- Sabia virus
- Tacaribe virus
- Allpahuayo viruses
- Chapare mammarenaviruses
- Chapare viruses
- Guanarito viruses
- Pirital viruses
- Tacaribe viruses
- viruses, Tacaribe
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.
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Indexing Annotation
infection: coordinate with probably HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, AMERICAN; otherwise coordinate with ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
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History Note
2002 (1973)
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- Arboviruses (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. New World Arenaviruses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006477. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006477
- New World Arenaviruses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66010520