Arenaviruses, New World
Synonyms
Allpahuayo virus
Allpahuayo viruses
Amapari virus
American Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
Chapare virus
Chapare viruses
Guanarito virus
Guanarito viruses
Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Bolivian
Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, American
Machupo virus
New World Arenaviruses
Pirital virus
Pirital viruses
Sabia virus
Tacaribe Complex Viruses
Tacaribe virus
Tacaribe viruses
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.