Will Mayaro virus be responsible for the next outbreak of an arthropod-borne virus in Brazil?
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 arth...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867017301630 |