New deadly virus discovered by scientists

A new virus,discovered by scientists, has been found to
be spread by rodents. Photo: Brown Rat. Credit: NPS
(thetechherald) -- Scientists have uncovered a new deadly virus which has caused the death of at least one person in rural Bolivia.

Teams from the Bolivian health authority, U.S. Navy health experts and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have isolated the new virus named Chapare arenavirus after the Chapare River in the Andes. full story