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.
Torres
Jaime R
JR
Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas. torresj@mailandnews.com
Russell
Kevin L
KL
Vasquez
Clovis
C
Barrera
Roberto
R
Tesh
Robert B
RB
Salas
Rosalba
R
Watts
Douglas M
DM
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