Argentinian haemorrhagic fever

Name(s): 
Bolivian haemorrhagic fever
Argentine hemorrhagic fever
AHF
Junín virus haemorrhagic fever
Nature 
Argentine haemorrhagic fever (AHF) was first recognized in 1955 on the central pampas of Argentina, where before the deployment of a new vaccine in 1992, hundreds of cases occurred each year. It is caused by the Junín virus, which is carried by the corn mouse [Calomys musculinus].
Incidence 
In 1955, the AHF-endemic area included approximately 10,000 km2 centreed around the town of Junín in Buenos Aires province. By 1985, the AHF-endemic area encompassed more than 150,000 km2 in four provinces.
Value(s) 
Type 
(G) Very specific problems