První virus z čeledi Arenaviridae , virus lymfocytární choriomeningitidy (LCM), byl izolován v roce 1933 v Severní Americe u pacienta s aseptickou meningitidou.
In 1933, the first virus of the Arenaviridae family, the Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCM) virus, was isolated in North America from a human with aseptic meningitis.