Bear Canyon Virus: An Arenavirus Naturally Associated with the California Mouse (<i>Peromyscus californicus</i>)

Fulhorst, Charles F.; Bennett, Stephen G.; Milazzo, Mary Louise; Murray, Hugh; Webb, Jon R.; Cajimat, Maria N.B.; Bradley, Robert D.

doi:10.3201/eid0807.010281

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“…To date, a total of 17 different indigenous arenaviruses have been identified in the Americas (25)(26)(27). Most of the New World arenaviruses occur in South America.…”

Section: Arenaviral Hemorrhagic Feversmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most of the New World arenaviruses occur in South America. In general, they have a rather restricted geographic distribution; and most of the viruses are associated with a single vertebrate species, usually a rodent (25)(26)(27). The natural rodent reservoirs of arenaviruses usually develop a persistent infection and continuously shed virus in their urine, feces and saliva (25,28).…”

Section: Arenaviral Hemorrhagic Feversmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Fiebres virales hemorrágicas en Suramérica

Tesh

2002

biomedica

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This paper reviews the epidemiology and distinguishing features of three viral hemorrhagic fevers (dengue hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever and arenaviral hemorrhagic fever) that have emerged as important public health problems in South America. Although the etiology, natural history and control of the three diseases are different, their clinical manifestations and histopathology findings are similar and can be difficult to differentiate. Consequently, early recognition and correct diagnosis are essential for effective control measures to be initiated.

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“…To date, a total of 17 different indigenous arenaviruses have been identified in the Americas (25)(26)(27). Most of the New World arenaviruses occur in South America.…”

Section: Arenaviral Hemorrhagic Feversmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Arenaviral Hemorrhagic Feversmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fiebres virales hemorrágicas en Suramérica

Tesh

2002

biomedica

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“…The NP and GP genes of Bear Canyon virus (BCNV), TAMV, and Whitewater Arroyo virus (WWAV) from North America have divergent phylogenetic histories. Separate analyses of full-length amino acid sequences revealed that the NPs of these three viruses are related to those of New World Group A viruses, while the GPCs are more closely related to those of New World Group B viruses [6,38,39,60]. Together, these viruses are currently regarded as a tentative Group D of New World viruses.…”

Section: Current Arenavirus Taxonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

Past, present, and future of arenavirus taxonomy

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Until recently, members of the monogeneric family Arenaviridae (arenaviruses) have been known to infect only muroid rodents and, in one case, possibly phyllostomid bats. The paradigm of arenaviruses exclusively infecting small mammals shifted dramatically when several groups independently published the detection and isolation of a divergent group of arenaviruses in captive alethinophidian snakes. Preliminary phylogenetic analyses suggest that these reptilian arenaviruses constitute a sister clade to mammalian arenaviruses. Here, the members of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Arenaviridae Study Group, together with other experts, outline the taxonomic reorganization of the family Arenaviridae to accommodate reptilian arenaviruses and other recently discovered mammalian arenaviruses and to improve compliance with the Rules of the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature (ICVCN). PAirwise Sequence Comparison (PASC) of arenavirus genomes and NP amino acid pairwise distances support the modification of the present classification. As a result, the current genus Arenavirus is replaced by two genera, Mammarenavirus and Reptarenavirus, which are established to accommodate mammalian and reptilian arenaviruses, respectively, in the same family. The current species landscape among mammalian arenaviruses is upheld, with two new species added for Lunk and Merino Walk viruses and minor corrections to the spelling of some names. The published snake arenaviruses are distributed among three new separate reptarenavirus species. Finally, a non-Latinized binomial species name scheme is adopted for all arenavirus species. In addition, the current virus abbreviations have been evaluated, and some changes are 123Arch Virol (2015) 160:1851-1874 DOI 10.1007/s00705-015-2418 introduced to unequivocally identify each virus in electronic databases, manuscripts, and oral proceedings.

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“…1,2 Many novel arenaviruses have been reported in the literature [3][4][5][6][7] over the last decade, especially in the Americas, but the natural history and clinical importance of most of these viruses remain unclear. The family comprises 2 serocomplexes: the lymphocytic choriomeningitis-Lassa (Old World) complex and the Tacaribe (New World) complex.…”

Section: Taxonomy and Classificationmentioning

confidence: 99%