Bolivian hemorrhagic fever is an acute
febrile disease with hemorrhagic manifestations that are almost
identical to those of
Argentine hemorrhagic fever
. It is
a disease endemic
to northeastern Bolivia.
The etiological
agent is Machupo virus (MACV, Arenaviridae).
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The virus is similar to that which
causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever, and its reservoir is also wild
rodents.
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever was first
recognized in rural areas of of northern Bolivia (1959), and there
were two major epidemics in Bolivian villages during 1962-64.
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