Genetic detection and characterization of Lujo virus, a new hemorrhagic fever-associated arenavirus from southern Africa.

Genetic detection and characterization of Lujo virus, a new hemorrhagic fever-associated arenavirus from southern Africa.

Lujo virus (LUJV), a new member of the family Arenaviridae and the first hemorrhagic fever-associated arenavirus from the Old World discovered in three decades, was isolated in South Africa during an outbreak of human disease characterized by nosocomial transmission and an unprecedented high case fa...

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Main Authors: Thomas Briese, Janusz T Paweska, Laura K McMullan, Stephen K Hutchison, Craig Street, Gustavo Palacios, Marina L Khristova, Jacqueline Weyer, Robert Swanepoel, Michael Egholm, Stuart T Nichol, W Ian Lipkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19478873/pdf/?tool=EBI

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