Argentine hemorrhagic fever, also known as O'Higgins disease or, in Argentina, mal de los rastrojos, is a hemorrhagic fever and zoonotic disease found in Argentina. It is caused by the Junin virus, an arenavirus closely related to the Machupo virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, and its natural reservoir is the drylands vesper mouse, a rodent found in Argentina and Paraguay.
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ICD-10 ChapterI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category) Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever
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It is caused by the Junín virus (an arenavirus, closely related to the Machupo virus, causative agent of Bolivian hemorrhagic fever).
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Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF) or O'Higgins disease, also known in Argentina as mal de los rastrojos (stubble disease) is a hemorrhagic fever and zoonotic infectious disease occurring in Argentina.
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Convalescent plasma has been used during Argentine hemorrhagic fever epidemics; a double-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted from 1974 to 1978 demonstrated that patients treated with convalescent plasma within eight days of disease onset had a 15.4% lower absolute mortality rate than patients who received control plasma without neutralizing antibodies to Argentine
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