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Guanarito virus

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Guanarito virus

a species of Arenavirus causing Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.
[after municipality in Venezuela where all initial cases of Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever were confirmed]
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Guanarito virus

Virology An emerging viral pathogen of the Lassa and Arenavirus family. See Emerging pathogen.
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Guan·a·ri·to vi·rus

(gwahn-ah-rē'tō vī'rŭs)
A species of arenavirus causing Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.
[after municipality in Venezuela where all initial cases of Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever were confirmed]
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Experimental infection of the cane mouse Zygodontomys brevicauda (family Muridae) with Guanarito virus (Arenaviridae), the etiologic agent of Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.
Transmission of Guanarito and Pirital viruses among wild rodents, Venezuela
brevicauda rodent (1.1%) had antibody only to Guanarito virus or had a 4-fold greater titer to Guanarito virus, much lower than the 15% antibody prevalence in the same species in the Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever-endemic area, Portuguesa State, Venezuela (5).
Antibody to arenaviruses in rodents, Caribbean Colombia
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
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