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Virus Name: Junin

Abbreviation: JUNV

Status
Not Arbovirus

Select Agent
Yes

SALS Level
4

SALS Basis

Other Information
DOC Permit Required, Hepa Filtration, Vaccination Recommended

Antigenic Group
Tacaribe

Section VII - Natural Host Range (Additional text can be added below table)

Vertebrate (species and organ) and arthropod	No. isolations/No. tested	No. with antibody/No. tested Test used	Country and region


Other isolations cited in ref. 16: Calomys laucha 46; Akodon azarae, Akodon obscurus, Calomys musculinus, Oryzomys flavescens. Also from Cavia pamparum (wild cavy) and Lepus europaeus (hare).

Man (blood)	>60	Paired sera 20-60% CF	Buenos Aires Prov., Argentina
Rodents:
Mus musculus	10/33 pools	(411 rodents)	Buenos Aires Prov., Argentina (3, 4)
Calomys laucha	1/28 pools	(229 rodents)
Akodon arenicola	1/13 pools	(78 rodents)
Oryzomys flavescens	0/14 pools	(65 rodents)
Rattus sp.	0/6 pools	(23 rodents)
Calomys laucha	4/36		Argentina (10)
Mites:
Echinolaelaps echidninus Berlese (inoculated in guinea pigs)	+ 40		Buenos Aires Prov., Argentina (5)
Eubrachilaelaps rotundus	Pos.		Buenos Aires Prov., Argentina (16)

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