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arenaviruses

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  In viral hemorrhagic fever
  The arenaviruses cause the diseases Lassa fever (occurring in Africa), Argentine hemorrhagic fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Brazilian hemorrhagic fever, and Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.
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• In arenavirus
  The arenaviruses cause the diseases Lassa fever (Lassa virus; occurring in West Africa), Argentine hemorrhagic fever (Junin virus), Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (Machupo virus), Brazilian hemorrhagic fever (Sabiá virus), and Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever (Guanarito virus).
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rodent carriers

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  In rodent: Importance to humans
  Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Lassa fever, among others. Only a few species are serious pests or vectors of disease (see house mouse and rat), but it is these rodents that are most closely associated with people.
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