223 Ch 223. Lassa Fever and Other Arenaviruses

West African endemic; rodent (Mastomys natalensis) reservoir; mild URI to severe hemorrhagic + deafness sequela; ribavirin treatment; LCMV (Lymphocytic choriomeningitis) — mouse reservoir, congenital + transplant transmission; Junin, Machupo, Guanarito, Sabia (Argentinian + Bolivian + Venezuelan + Brazilian hemorrhagic fevers); Lujo (2008 emergence)。