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Mayaro Fever Virus, Brazilian Amazon

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2009

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Raimunda do Socorro da Silva Azevedo, Eliana V. P. Silva, Valéria Lima Carvalho, Sueli Guerreiro Rodrigues, Joaquim Pinto Nunes Neto, Hamilton A.O. Monteiro, Victor S. Peixoto, Jannifer Oliveira Chiang, Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes, Pedro F.C. Vasconcelos
Emerging infectious diseases

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.

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