Family cluster of Mayaro fever, Venezuela

Jaime R. Torres; Kevin L. Russell; Clovis Vasquez; Roberto Barrera; Robert B. Tesh; Rosalba Salas; Douglas M. Watts

doi:10.3201/eid1007.030860

Family cluster of Mayaro fever, Venezuela

Jaime R. Torres, Kevin L. Russell, Clovis Vasquez, Roberto Barrera, Robert B. Tesh, Rosalba Salas, Douglas M. Watts

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A cluster of protracted migratory polyarthritis involving four adult family members occurred in January 2000 after a brief overnight outing in a rural area of Venezuela. Laboratory testing demonstrated Mayaro virus as the cause of the cluster. These results documented the first human cases of Mayaro virus in Venezuela.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1304-1306
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	10
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1007.030860
State	Published - Jul 2004

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