Family Cluster of Mayaro Fever, Venezuela

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...

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Main Authors: Jaime R. Torres, Kevin L. Russell, Clovis Vasquez, Robert B. Tesh, Rosalba Salas, Douglas M. Watts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/7/03-0860_article