An attenuated Machupo virus with a disrupted L-segment intergenic region protects guinea pigs against lethal Guanarito virus infection

Abstract Machupo virus (MACV) is a New World (NW) arenavirus and causative agent of Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (HF). Here, we identified a variant of MACV strain Carvallo termed Car91 that was attenuated in guinea pigs. Infection of guinea pigs with an earlier passage of Carvallo, termed Car68, resu...

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Main Authors: Joseph W. Golden, Brett Beitzel, Jason T. Ladner, Eric M. Mucker, Steven A. Kwilas, Gustavo Palacios, Jay W. Hooper
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4f7b5bc0b3ea44f68846a16a888e462d
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