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.