Transmission of Guanarito and Pirital Viruses among Wild Rodents, Venezuela

Transmission of Guanarito and Pirital Viruses among Wild Rodents, Venezuela

Samples from rodents captured on a farm in Venezuela in February 1997 were tested for arenavirus, antibody against Guanarito virus (GTOV), and antibody against Pirital virus (PIRV). Thirty-one (48.4%) of 64 short-tailed cane mice (Zygodontomys brevicauda) were infected with GTOV, 1 Alston’s cotton r...

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Main Authors: Mary L. Milazzo, Maria N.B. Cajimat, Gloria Duno, Freddy Duno, Antonio Utrera, Charles F. Fulhorst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
viruses
Guanarito virus
Pirital virus Arenaviridae
Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever
Sigmodon alstoni
Zygodontmys brevicauda
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/12/11-0393_article

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