Despite repeated spillover transmission and their potential to cause significant morbidity and
mortality in human hosts, the New World mammarenaviruses remain largely understudied …

Rodents are one of the most abundant mammal species in the world. They form more than
two‐fifth of all mammal species and there are approximately 4600 existing rodent species …

The family members of Arenaviridae include members of the genus Machupo virus, which
have bi-segmented negative sense RNA inside the envelope and can be transferred to …

The viral family Arenaviridae contains several members that cause severe, and often lethal,
diseases in humans. Several highly pathogenic arenaviruses are classified as Risk Group 4 …

In Colombia, tropical febrile illnesses represent one of the most important causes of clinical
attention. Febrile illnesses in the tropics are mainly zoonotic and have a broad etiology. The …

The year 2024 marked a pivotal moment in the history of public health in the Americas as the
region grappled with an unprecedented surge in dengue cases 1, 2. Dengue, primarily …

Emerging diseases have significantly marked the last few decades (1-10). The emergence
and re-emergence of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in Africa, Asia, and Latin America …

Abstract Pathogenic New World arenaviruses (NWAs) cause haemorrhagic fevers and can
have high mortality rates, as shown in outbreaks in South America. Neutralizing antibodies …

Background Only two naturally occurring human Sabiá virus (SABV) infections have been
reported, and those occurred over 20 years ago. Methods We diagnosed two new cases of …

Introduction Mammarenaviruses are negative-sense bisegmented enveloped RNA viruses
that are endemic in Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Several are highly virulent, causing …