Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and Mayaro

Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and Mayaro

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Mayaro virus (MAYV) are emergent arthropod-borne viruses that produce outbreaks of acute febrile illness with arthropathy. Despite their different continental origins, CHIKV and MAYV are closely related and are...

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Main Authors: Mario Luis Garcia de Figueiredo, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Emerging alphaviruses
Chikungunya fever
Mayaro fever
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