Severe hemorrhagic fever in strain 13/N guinea pigs infected with Lujo virus.

Severe hemorrhagic fever in strain 13/N guinea pigs infected with Lujo virus.

Lujo virus (LUJV) is a novel member of the Arenaviridae family that was first identified in 2008 after an outbreak of severe hemorrhagic fever (HF). In what was a small but rapidly progressing outbreak, this previously unknown virus was transmitted from the critically ill index patient to 4 attendin...

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Main Authors: Brian H Bird, Kimberly A Dodd, Bobbie R Erickson, César G Albariño, Ayan K Chakrabarti, Laura K McMullan, Eric Bergeron, Ute Ströeher, Deborah Cannon, Brock Martin, JoAnn D Coleman-McCray, Stuart T Nichol, Christina F Spiropoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3429401?pdf=render

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