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 virus in Venezuela.
Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas. torresj@mailandnews.com
Jaime R
JR
Torres
Kevin L
KL
Russell
Clovis
C
Vasquez
Roberto
R
Barrera
Robert B
RB
Tesh
Rosalba
R
Salas
Douglas M
DM
Watts
D000328:Adult; D000524:Alphavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M