Replication-incompetent rabies virus vector harboring glycoprotein gene of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) protects mice from LCMV challenge. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 BACKGROUND:Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) causes a variety of diseases, including asymptomatic infections, meningitis, and congenital infections in the fetus of infected mother.
Mutsuyo Takayama-Ito +8 more
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Discovery of a novel lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus strain associated with severe human disease in immunocompetent patient, New Mexico [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and InfectionsLymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is an underreported emerging pathogen and was recently included as a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) priority pathogen.
Jordan T. Gass +12 more
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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Seroprevalence in a Cohort of German Forestry Workers [PDF]
VirusesForestry workers are exposed, through their occupation, to a variety of zoonotic pathogens. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a zoonotic agent typically transmitted through the excreta of infected rodents.
Calvin Mehl +6 more
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Development of a new quantitative RT-PCR to detect lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceLymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a neglected rodent-borne virus, with a worldwide distribution. The common mouse Mus musculus acts as reservoir and vector in the biological cycle of the virus.
Laura Herrero +9 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Objectives: Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), a human pathogenic arenavirus, is distributed worldwide. However, no human cases have been reported in Africa.
Yuri Ushijima +21 more
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PDIA4 Is a Host Factor Important for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection
Viruses, 2023 Mammalian arenaviruses are rodent-borne zoonotic viruses, some of which can cause fatal hemorrhagic diseases in humans. The first discovered arenavirus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), has a worldwide distribution and can be fatal for ...
Mengwei Xu +10 more
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Armstrong strain lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection after accidental laboratory exposure
Virology Journal, 2023 Background Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a human pathogen naturally present in wild rodents. In addition, LCMV is routinely used in immunology research as a model of viral infection in mice.
Laurence Caron +6 more
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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infections and Seroprevalence, Southern Iraq
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 Acute febrile neurological infection cases in southern Iraq (N = 212) were screened for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). Two LCMV IgM–positive serum samples and 2 cerebrospinal fluid samples with phylogenetically distinct LCMV strains were ...
Hussein Alburkat +7 more
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Role of LFA-1 integrin in the control of a lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection
Virulence, 2020 Leukocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1) is the most widely expressed member of the β2 integrin family of cell-cell adhesion molecules. Although LFA-1 is thought to regulate multiple aspects of T cell immunity, its role in the response of CD8+ T ...
Mario Perro +3 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is an Old World mammarenavirus found worldwide because of its association with the house mouse. When LCMV spills over to immunocompetent humans, the virus can cause aseptic meningitis; in immunocompromised ...
Alena Fornůsková +4 more
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