Mayaro Fever Virus, Brazilian Amazon

2009170 citationsJournal Articlediamond Open Access

Authors

Raimunda do Socorro da Silva Azevedo

Eliana V. P. Silva · Instituto Evandro Chagas

Valéria Lima Carvalho · Instituto Evandro Chagas

Sueli Guerreiro Rodrigues · Instituto Evandro Chagas

Joaquim Pinto Nunes Neto · Universidade do Estado do Pará

Hamilton A.O. Monteiro · Universidade do Estado do Pará

Victor S. Peixoto · Universidade do Estado do Pará

Abstract

In February 2008, a Mayaro fever virus (MAYV) outbreak occurred in a settlement in Santa Barbara municipality, northern Brazil. Patients had rash, fever, and severe arthralgia lasting up to 7 days. Immunoglobulin M against MAYV was detected by ELISA in 36 persons; 3 MAYV isolates sequenced were characterized as genotype D.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 15, Issue 11, pp. 1830-1832

DOI: 10.3201/eid1511.090461

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