Table 1.
Arenaviridae family. NR: not reported; OWA: Old World Arenavirus; NWA: New World Arenavirus; the lineages are listed as: A, B, C and Rec A/B. The distribution is based on the country of virus isolation. Table modified from [6, 7]
| Virus | Acronym | Evolutionary Lineage | Distribution | Reservoir | Human Patogenicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexal | FLEV | NWA-A | Brazil | Oryzomys spp. | Yes |
| Pichinde | PICV | NWA-A | Colombia | O. albigularis | NR |
| Paraná | PARV | NWA-A | Paraguay | O. buccinatus | NR |
| Allpahuayo | ALLV | NWA-A | Peru | Oecomys bicolor | NR |
| Pirital | PIRV | NWA-A | Venezuela | Sigmodon alstoni | NR |
| Junín | JUNV | NWA-B | Argentina | C. musculinus | Yes |
| Machupo | MACV | NWA-B | Bolivia | C. callosus, C. laucha | Yes |
| Guanarito | GTOV | NWA-B | Venezuela | Z. brevicauda | Yes |
| Sabia | SABV | NWA-B | Brazil | Unknown | Yes |
| Chapare | - | NWA-B | Bolivia | Unknown | Yes |
| Latino | LATV | NWA-C | Bolivia | Calomys callosus | NR |
| Tacaribe | TCRV | NWA-B | Trinidad | Artibeus spp. (bat) | Yes |
| Cupixi | CPXV | NWA-B | Brazil | O. capita | NR |
| Amapari | AMAV | NWA-B | Brazil | O. capita-Neacomys guianae | NR |
| Oliveros | OLVV | NWA-C | Argentina | Bolomys obscurus | NR |
| Whitewater Arroyo | WWAV | NWA-Rec A/B | USA Southwest (NM,TX,UT,OK) | Neotoma albigula, N. mexicana, N. micropus, N. sinerea | Yes |
| Lassa | LASV | OWA | Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone | Mastomys sp. | Yes |
| Tamiami | TAMV | NWA-Rec A/B | Florida, USA | Sigmodon hispidus | NR |
| Bear Canyon | BCNV | NWA-Rec A/B | California, USA | Peromyscus sp. | NR |
| Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis | LCMV | OWA | Worldwide | Mus musculus | Yes |
| Mobala | MOBV | OWA | Central African Republic | Praomys sp. | NR |
| Mopeia | MOPV | OWA | Mozambique | Mastomys natalensis | NR |
| Ippy | IPPYV | OWA | Central African Republic | Arvicanthis sp. | NR |
| Lujo | LUJV | OWA | South Africa | Unknown | Yes |
| Luna | LUNV | OWA | Zambia | Mastomys natalensis | NR |