THE FAMILY ARENAVIRIDAE COMPRISES A SINGLE
GENUS, ARENAVIRUS,
IN WHICH TWO SEROTYPES (Complexes) ARE RECOGNIZED
(Location of isolation listed in parentheses)
| LCMV-LASV complex (Old World arenaviruses): | Tacaribe complex (New world arenaviruses): |
| Ippy virus (Central African Republic) Lassa virus (Lassa, Nigeria) Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) (Missouri) Mobala virus (Central African Republic) Mopeia virus (Mozambique) SPH 114202 virus |
Amapari virus (Brazil) Flexal virus (Brazil) Guanarito virus (Venezuela) Junin virus (Argentina) Machupo virus (Bolivia-Beni region) Parana virus (Paraguay) Pichinde virus (Colombia) Tacaribe virus (Trinidad) Sabia (Brazil) Latino (Bolivia) Oliveros (Argentina) Pirital (Venezuela) Whitewater (New Mexico) Tamiami virus (Florida) |
Here is a map showing the distribution of the major arenaviruses. Adapted from http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/5480/intro.html