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Review
. 2011 Apr;13(4):303-11.
doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.12.006. Epub 2011 Jan 14.

Junín virus. A XXI century update

Ricardo M Gómez  1 , Carolina Jaquenod de Giusti, Maria M Sanchez Vallduvi, Jesica Frik, Maria F Ferrer, Mirta Schattner
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Junín virus. A XXI century update

Ricardo M Gómez et al. Microbes Infect. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Junín 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.

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