Concern regarding the use of biological agents—bacteria, viruses, or toxins—as tools of
warfare or terrorism has led to measures to deter their use or, failing that, to deal with the …

Hospital staff and all other human or veterinary health care workers, including laboratory,
research, emergency service, or cleaning personnel are exposed to the risk of occupational …

Travel is a potent force in the emergence of disease. Migration of humans has been the
pathway for disseminating infectious diseases throughout recorded history and will continue …

Lujo virus (LUJV), a new member of the family Arenaviridae and the first hemorrhagic fever–
associated arenavirus from the Old World discovered in three decades, was isolated in …

A small focus of hemorrhagic fever (HF) cases occurred near Cochabamba, Bolivia, in
December 2003 and January 2004. Specimens were available from only one fatal case …

The early history of infectious diseases was characterized by sudden, unpredictable
outbreaks, frequently of epidemic proportion. Scientific advances in the late 19th and early …

To date, the International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses recognizes that the family
Arenaviridae contains a unique genus Arenavirus that includes 22 viral species. There are …

Ecologists have begun to describe an environmental distress syndrome, whereby
widespread loss of top predators and harsh environmental conditions are encouraging the …

New World hemorrhagic fever arenaviruses are rodent-borne agents that cause severe
human disease. The GP1 subunit of the surface glycoprotein mediates cell attachment …

Rodents (order Rodentia), followed by bats (order Chiroptera), comprise the largest
percentage of living mammals on earth. Thus, it is not surprising that these two orders …