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. 1975;52(4-6):387–391.

Arenavirus taxonomy: a review

Frederick A Murphy
PMCID: PMC2366659  PMID: 182395

Abstract

Despite a late beginning, the construction of the arenavirus taxon and its placement in the scheme of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses has now been completed. The bringing together of the member viruses has already provided valuable indications of promising laboratory and field study approaches; in the future this classification will contribute further to our understanding of the natural history and disease processes of the human pathogens of the group.

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