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Arenaviridae [ə‚rēn·ə′vī·rə‚dē] (virology) A family of ribonucleic acid animal viruses consisting of a single genus, Arenavirus, having an enveloped, spherical pleomorphic form. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Old World arenavirus Lassa virus causes up to 300,000 cases of Lassa fever annually in endemic foci of 2 geographically disjunct regions of West Africa (1). The first reported case of Lassa fever, caused by infection with an arenavirus, was described in a pregnant patient. Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by a rodentborne arenavirus that is endemic in West Africa. |
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