title: Mayaro fever virus, Brazilian Amazon.
abstract: In February 2008, a Mayaro fever virus (MAYV) outbreak occurred in a settlement in Santa Barbara municipality, northern Brazil. Patients had rash, fever, and severe arthralgia lasting up to 7 days. Immunoglobulin M against MAYV was detected by ELISA in 36 persons; 3 MAYV isolates sequenced were characterized as genotype D.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Evandro Chagas, CEP 67030-000, Ananindeua, Brazil.
authors.forename: Raimunda S S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Eliana V P
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Valéria L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Sueli G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Joaquim P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nunes-Neto
authors.forename: Hamilton
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Victor S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Peixoto
authors.forename: Jannifer O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Márcio R T
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Pedro F C
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002460:Cell Line; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D014035:Togaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014036:Togaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M