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Guanarito virus (Arenaviridae) isolates from endemic and outlying localities in Venezuela: sequence comparisons among and within strains isolated from Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever patients and rodents.
Virology - 5 Jan 2000
Weaver S C, Salas R A, de Manzione N, Fulhorst C F, Duno G, Utrera A, Mills J N, Ksiazek T G, Tovar D, Tesh R B
Abstract excerpt
Despite intensive surveillance, Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever (VHF), caused by Guanarito (GTO) virus, has been detected in only a small region of western Venezuela. To determine whether VHF is associated with a particular regional GTO virus strain(s), 29 isolates from rodents and humans throughout the surrounding regions were analyzed by partial sequencing of the nucleocapsid protein gene. Phylogenetic trees...
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