Machupo virus


Ma·chu·po virus

noun \mä-ˈchü-pō-\

Definition of MACHUPO VIRUS

: a single-stranded RNA virus of the genus Arenavirus (species Machupo virus) that causes a hemorrhagic fever endemic to Bolivia where its natural reservoir is a murid rodent (Calomys callosus)

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