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Preferred term

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The type species of ARENAVIRUS, part of the Old World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, OLD WORLD), producing a silent infection in house and laboratory mice. In humans, infection with LCMV can be inapparent, or can present with an influenza-like illness, a benign aseptic meningitis, or a severe meningoencephalomyelitis. The virus can also infect monkeys, dogs, field mice, guinea pigs, and hamsters, the latter an epidemiologically important host.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • LCMV
  • LCM Viruses
  • txid11623

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LKQ5MGSV-3

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