Mayaro fever virus, Brazilian Amazon

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Nov;15(11):1830-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1511.090461.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Cell Line
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / immunology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / virology
  • Culicidae / virology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Middle Aged
  • Phylogeny
  • Togaviridae / classification
  • Togaviridae / genetics
  • Togaviridae / immunology
  • Togaviridae / isolation & purification
  • Togaviridae Infections / epidemiology*
  • Togaviridae Infections / immunology
  • Togaviridae Infections / virology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin M