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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.
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The characterization and comparison of the communities of small sigmodontine rodents present in soybean and maize plots is essential to generate management guidelines, given their public health relevance as reservoirs of the Junin virus and Hantaviruses.
Community structure and diversity of sigmodontine rodents (muridae: sigmodontinae) inhabiting maize and soybean fields in pampean agroecosystems, Argentina/Estructura comunitaria y diversidad de roedores sigmodontinos (muridae: sigmodontinae) de parcelas de cultivo de maiz y soja en agroecosistemas pampeanos de Argentina/ Estrutura comunitaria...
Eight persons (5 evaluated for exposure to Lassa virus, 2 for Machupo virus, and 1 for Junin virus) received immune plasma (prepared from recovered patients in virus-endemic areas); 1 patient potentially exposed to Lassa virus also received intravenous ribavirin.
Managing potential laboratory exposure to Ebola virus by using a patient biocontainment care unit (1)
The South American species include Guanarito virus (GTOV), Junin virus (JUNV), Machupo virus (MACV), and Sabia virus (SABV).
Hantavirus and arenavirus antibodies in persons with occupational rodent exposure, North America
Caused by the Junin virus, Argentine hemorrhagic fever affects primarily adult male agricultural workers, mainly during the harvest season (14).
Wildlife, exotic pets, and emerging zoonoses (1)
The term "viral hemorrhagic fever" characterizes a severe multisystem syndrome associated with fever, shock, and bleeding diathesis caused by infection with any of several RNA viruses, including Ebola virus and Marburg virus (MARV) (family Filoviridae); Lassa virus (LASV) and the South American hemorrhagic fever viruses Guanarito virus, Junin virus, Machupo virus, and Sabifi virus (Arenaviridae); Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), and hantaviruses (Bunyaviridae); and Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV), Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus, yellow fever virus (YFV), and dengue viruses (Flaviviridae) (1,2).
MassTag polymerase chain reaction for differential diagnosis of viral hemorrhagic fevers
Overall, the infusion of convalescent-phase plasma containing antibodies to Junin virus reduced deaths by approximately 90%.
Neutralizing antibodies and sin nombre virus RNA after recovery from hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome
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