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Mayaro virus in Latin America and the Caribbean

ABSTRACT Objectives. To assess the distribution of Mayaro virus (MAYV) in Latin America and the Caribbean and evaluate existing country-level MAYV surveillance mechanisms. Methods. Research was conducted from May 2018 through May 2019 to collect data from academic literature on Mayaro fever in Latin Am...

Momento de considerar otras arbovirosis luego del virus mayaro
Time to Consider Other Arbovirus Diseases after mayaro Virus

Introducción: En los últimos años, debido a los movimientos migratorios, se ha desarrollado una expansión de nuevas enfermedades, como chikungunya, zika, oropuche y mayaro. Caso clínico: Paciente que manifestaba síntomas de fiebre, cefalea y artralgias persistente. Después de un arduo estudio y...

Will Mayaro virus be responsible for the next outbreak of an arthropod-borne virus in Brazil?

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (5), 2017
Abstract Mayaro virus is an alphavirus from the Togaviridae family and is transmitted mainly by Hemagogus mosquitoes. This virus circulates in high-density tropical forests or rural areas of Central and South America causing a disease characterized by high-grade fever, maculopapular skin rash and marked ...

Mosquito-transmitted viruses - the great Brazilian challenge

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (supl.1), 2016
ABSTRACT Arboviruses pose a serious threat to public health worldwide, overloading the healthcare system and causing economic losses. These viruses form a very diverse group, and in Brazil, arboviruses belonging to the families Flaviviridae and Togaviridae are predominant. Unfortunately, the number of ar...

Vigilancia de Fiebre Chikungunya

La Fiebre Chikungunya es una enfermedad provocada por el virus Chikungunya (CHIKV) que pertenece al género Alphavirus (familia Togaviridae). A partir de 2004 se produjeron epidemias en África, Asia y Europa, con las que se inició una expansión global de la infección. Desde finales de 2013 la enferme...