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Junin virus. A XXI century update

Journal

MICROBES AND INFECTION
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 303-311

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.12.006

Keywords

Arenavirus; Molecular virology; Pathogenesis; Argentine hemorrhagic fever

Funding

  1. Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica (ANPCyT) [PICT 07-00642, PICT 07-00028]
  2. Universidad Nacional de La Plata [X592]

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Junin virus of the Arenaviridae family is the etiological agent of Argentine hemorrhagic fever, a febrile syndrome causing hematological and neurological symptoms. We review historical perspectives of current knowledge on the disease, and update information related to the virion and its potential pathogenic mechanisms. (C) 2011 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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