Open AccessLymphocytic choriomeningitis virus: An under-recognized congenital teratogen
Author(s) -
Thomas Ferenc,
Mateja Vujica,
Anna Mrzljak,
Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i25.8922
Subject(s) - lymphocytic choriomeningitis , medicine , chorioretinitis , microcephaly , arenavirus , pregnancy , ventriculomegaly , rubella , transplacental , pediatrics , cytomegalovirus , hydrocephalus , teratology , virology , virus , fetus , immunology , herpesviridae , measles , viral disease , biology , surgery , vaccination , cd8 , genetics , ophthalmology , antigen , placenta
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a neglected rodent-borne arenavirus associated with transplacental transmission and fetal infection.