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South American Hemorrhagic Fevers: A summary for clinicians

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South American Hemorrhagic Fevers: A summary for clinicians

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This article is one of a series on acute, severe diseases of humans caused by emerging viruses for which there are no or limited licensed medical countermeasures. We approached this summary on South American Hemorrhagic Fevers (SAHF) from a clinical perspective that focuses on pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnostics with an emphasis on therapies and vaccines that have demonstrated potential for use in an emergency situation through their evaluation in nonhuman primates (NHPs) and/or in humans.

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Maria G Frank, Adam Beitscher, Camille M Webb, Vanessa Raabe

Date

2021-02-18

Citation

Frank, M. G., A. Beitscher, C. M. Webb, and V. Raabe. 2021. "South American Hemorrhagic Fevers: A summary for clinicians." Int J Infect Dis 105:505-515. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.046.

Abstract

Objectives: This article is one of a series on acute, severe diseases of humans caused by emerging viruses for which there are no or limited licensed medical countermeasures. We approached this summary on South American Hemorrhagic Fevers (SAHF) from a clinical perspective that focuses on pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnostics with an emphasis on therapies and vaccines that have demonstrated potential for use in an emergency situation through their evaluation in nonhuman primates (NHPs) and/or in humans.

Methods: A standardized literature review was conducted on the clinical, pathological, vaccine, and treatment factors for SAHF as a group and for each individual virus/disease.

Results: We identified 2 treatments and 1 vaccine platform that have demonstrated potential benefit for treating or preventing infection in humans and 4 other potential treatments currently under investigation.

Conclusion: We provide succinct summaries of these countermeasures to give the busy clinician a head start in reviewing the literature if faced with a patient with South American Hemorrhagic Fever. We also provide links to other authoritative sources of information.

Keywords: Argentine hemorrhagic fever; Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; Brazilian hemorrhagic fever; Junín virus; Machupo virus; New World Arenavirus; South American hemorrhagic fevers; Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.

Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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