A family of RNA viruses naturally infecting rodents and consisting of one genus (ARENAVIRUS) with two groups: Old World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, OLD WORLD) and New World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, NEW WORLD). Infection in rodents is persistent and silent. Vertical transmission is through milk-, saliva-, or urine-borne routes. Horizontal transmission to humans, monkeys, and other animals is important.
Synonyms: Reptarenavirus, txid1653394, txid1653395, txid11617, Mammarenaviruses, Mammarenavirus, Arenaviridae, Reptarenaviruses
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81; was ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80 ,infection = ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS ,use ARENAVIRIDAE to search ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80
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D001116
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