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.
Synonyms: Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Bolivian, Chapare viruses, Amapari virus, Allpahuayo viruses, txid208897, American Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Tacaribe Complex Viruses, Arenaviruses, New World, Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, American, Guanarito virus, txid144752, Pirital viruses, txid11631, New World Arenaviruses, Tacaribe virus, Guanarito viruses, Sabia virus, txid2169996, Pirital virus, txid2169992, txid45219, Chapare virus, Tacaribe viruses, Machupo virus, txid49891, txid11628, Allpahuayo virus, txid499556
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2002; see TACARIBE COMPLEX VIRUSES 1994-2001, see HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUSES, AMERICAN 1991-1993, see ARENAVIRIDAE 1981-1990, see ARENAVIRUSES 1978-1980, see RNA VIRUSES 1977, see ARBOVIRUSES 1975-1976, see ARBOVIRUS 1973-1974 ,infection: coordinate IM with probably HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, AMERICAN (IM); otherwise coordinate with ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) ,2002 (1973)
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