Robert Tesh, a colleague of Fulhorst's at UTMB who studies
arenaviruses in South America, says early detection may have yet another benefit.
Not exact matches
In arenavirus - infected animals, however, NO dilated the blood vessels, leading to an exudation of fluids into tissues and thus to a reduction of the effective blood volume, ultimately leading to circularity failure.
The new virus belongs to the
arenaviruses, a group that includes Lassa fever
in Africa and several deadly hemorrhagic fevers
in South America.
The presence of antibodies indicates the presence at one time of the corresponding, or triggering, virus —
in this case, an
arenavirus.
He has also generated attenuated viruses as vaccine candidates, for the treatment of influenza and
arenavirus infections
in humans and other mammalians.