Chapare mammarenavirus
Chapare mammarenavirus is a virus from the family Arenaviridae and causes hemorrhagic fever (Chapare hemorrhagic fever). An outbreak of Chapare mammarenavirus infection occurred in the village of Samuzabeti, Chapare Province, Bolivia, in January 2003.[2][3][4] A small number of people were infected. One person died. In 2019, two patients transmitted the virus to three healthcare workers in Bolivia’s de facto capital, La Paz. One of the patients and two medical workers later died.[5]The specific transmission vector is not known, but is suspected to be a rodent, in keeping with other members of the arenavirus family, which includes Lassa mammarenavirus.[6]
| Chapare mammarenavirus | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Arenaviridae |
| Genus: | Mammarenavirus |
| Species: | Chapare mammarenavirus |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chapare virus | |
| Chapare hemorrhagic fever | |
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| Specialty | Virology |
Background
In December 2003, an outbreak of the Chapare virus occurred near Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Symptoms
The symptoms include: headache, fever, body aches, nose bleeds, and bleeding gums.
Treatment
No treatment or cure has been discovered yet.
References
- Buchmeier, Michael J.; et al. (2 July 2014). "Rename one (1) genus and twenty-five (25) species in the family Arenaviridae" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 14 June 2019.
in the family Arenaviridae change the name of genus Arenavirus to Mammarenavirus and convert the names of its constituent species to a binomial format, by appending the name Mammarenavirus to each existing name
- Delgado S, Erickson BR, Agudo R, Blair PJ, Vallejo E, Albariño CG, Vargas J, Comer JA, Rollin PE, Ksiazek TG, Olson JG, Nichol ST (April 2008). "Chapare virus, a newly discovered arenavirus isolated from a fatal hemorrhagic fever case in Bolivia". PLoS Pathog. 4 (4): e1000047. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000047. PMC 2277458. PMID 18421377.
- "New kind of killer virus discovered in Bolivia". NewScientist. New Scientist. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- "Evidence shows human transmission in deadly outbreak of mysterious disease in Bolivia". EurekAlert!. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Researchers confirm human-to-human transmission of rare virus in Bolivia". the Guardian. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- Delgado, Simon; Erickson, Bobbie R.; Agudo, Roberto; Blair, Patrick J.; Vallejo, Efrain; Albariño, César G.; Vargas, Jorge; Comer, James A.; Rollin, Pierre E.; Ksiazek, Thomas G.; Olson, James G.; Nichol, Stuart T. (2008). "Chapare Virus, a Newly Discovered Arenavirus Isolated from a Fatal Hemorrhagic Fever Case in Bolivia". PLOS Pathogens. Public Library of Science Pathogens. 4 (4): e1000047. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000047. PMC 2277458. PMID 18421377.