South American hemorrhagic fever

Definition:

Arenaviruses in the genus Mammarenavirus, the family Arenaviridae of -ssRNA viruses have a natural reservoir in rodents and occasionally infect humans causing viral hemorrhagic fevers. Phylogenetically, arenaviruses can be divided into Old World and New World groups, reflecting the restricted geographical distribution of natural reservoir species. This disease category is created in corcondance with the Japanese Infectious Diseases Control Law.

References:

[1]. Aileen M Marty, et al. Viral hemorrhagic fevers. Clin Lab Med. 2006 Jun;26(2):345-86, viii. [Content Brief]

[2]. Brian B Gowen, et al. Animal models of highly pathogenic RNA viral infections: hemorrhagic fever viruses. Antiviral Res. 2008 Apr;78(1):79-90. [Content Brief]

[3]. Mike Bray, et al. Pathogenesis of viral hemorrhagic fever. Curr Opin Immunol. 2005 Aug;17(4):399-403. [Content Brief]

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