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. 2017 Jun;23(6):1025-1026.
doi: 10.3201/eid2306.160929.

High Frequency of Mayaro Virus IgM among Febrile Patients, Central Brazil

Sandra Brunini, Divânia Dias Silva França, Juliana Brasiel Silva, Leandro Nascimento Silva, Flúvia Pereira Amorim Silva, Mariana Spadoni, Giovanni Rezza

High Frequency of Mayaro Virus IgM among Febrile Patients, Central Brazil

Sandra Brunini et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Mayaro virus (MAYV), an Aedes mosquito-borne alphavirus, is endemic to Brazil and other South America countries. We investigated dengue- and chikungunya-negative febrile patients visiting rural areas near Goiânia, Goiás, and found a high proportion (55%) of MAYV IgM. Our findings suggest the presence of highly endemic foci of MAYV in central Brazil.

Keywords: Alphavirus; Brazil; Mayaro virus; chikungunya; mosquitoes; vector-borne infections; viruses.

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