Viruses from the Arenaviridae family, to which<unk>  virus belongs, almost always have a rodent reservoir, with one virus in the family having a bat reservoir. Contact with an infected rodent host, its urine or fecal matter, inhalation of dust with virus particles, or eating food containing remnants of the virus can result in human infection. Transmission can also occur via human-to-human contact, as evidenced by the 5 cases from 2008, but it is still not completely clear how the first case was contracted. Both bats and rodents should be considered possible contact points, just to be safe. Though it is not known for sure, it is speculated that the human-to-human transmission occurs from contact with bodily fluids. The incubation period is expected to be 7–13 days.
Lujo mammarenavirus
Caño Delgadito orthohantavirus
Chapare mammarenavirus
Limestone Canyon virus
Dobrava-Belgrade orthohantavirus
Prospect Hill orthohantavirus
Bayou orthohantavirus
Seoul orthohantavirus