title: Fatal illnesses associated with a new world arenavirus--California, 1999-2000.
abstract: The California Department of Health Services (CDHS) and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) recently identified evidence of infection with an arenavirus in three patients hospitalized with similar fatal illnesses. This report summarizes the investigation of these cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001117:Arenaviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000635:transmission; D018050:Arenavirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012377:Rodentia / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral