Rodent-borne arenaviruses have been traditionally predominantly associated with certain muroid species from Mastomys/Praomys genera (African arenaviruses) or with species that belong to murid subfamily Cricetidae (New World arenaviruses) [...].
Keywords: Lassa fever; Lassa virus (LASV); lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV); molecular virology of mammalian arenaviruses; vaccine development.