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Arenaviruses, New World

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Definition: 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.  infection: coord IM with ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)   
Examples Junin virus; Pichinde virus 		Other names Tacaribe Complex Viruses; American Hemorrhagic Fever Virus; Sabia virus; New World Arenaviruses; Machupo virus; Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, American; Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Bolivian; Amapari virus

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