Junin virus


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Ju·nin vi·rus

a virus of the Tacaribe complex of arboviruses, genus Arenavirus, and the cause of Argentinian hemorrhagic fever; also isolated from mites and rodents.

Junin virus

An Arenavirus that chronically infects rodents. It is the cause of sporadic outbreaks of Argentine hemorrhagic fever, a potentially lethal infection usually found in South America.
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Tacaribe serocomplex viruses (family Arenaviridae, genus Arenavirus) comprise Bear Canyon virus, Tamiami virus, and Whitewater Arroyo virus in the United States; Tacaribe virus (TCRV) on Trinidad; Chapare virus (CHPV) and Machupo virus (MACV) in Bolivia; Guanarito virus (GTOV) in Venezuela; Junin virus (JUNV) in Argentina; Sabia virus (SABV) in Brazil; and 9 other species (1).
Ocozocoautla de Espinosa virus and hemorrhagic fever, Mexico by Cajimat, Maria N.B.; Milazzo, Mary Louise; Bradley, Robert D.; Fulhorst, Charles F. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
In the study by Matanic and Castilla (2004), the in vitro antiviral activity of antimicrobial cationic peptides cecropin A, melittin, magainin I and II, and indolicidin against the arenavirus Junin virus (JV), and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2) was evaluated.
Antiviral activity and mode of action of a peptide isolated from ... by Filho, I. Camargo; Cortez, D.A.G.; Ueda-Nakamura, T.; Nakamura, C.V.; Filho, B.P. Dias / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
When the Argentinian pampas fell to agriculture after World War II, the introduction of herbicides led to a newly dominant species of mouse that happened to carry the Junin virus, which causes Argentinian hemorrhagic fever in humans.
The viral advantage; a crowded world ensures prosperous futures for ... by Weiss, Rick / Science News

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