title: A case of Mayaro virus infection imported from French Guiana.
abstract: Emergence of arboviruses is a rising problem in several areas in the world. Here we report a case of Mayaro virus infection that was diagnosed in a French citizen presenting a dengue-like syndrome with prolonged arthralgia following a travel in French Guiana. Diagnosis was based on serological testing, a newly developed specific RT-PCR and sequencing. The real incidence of this viral infection among travelers is poorly known but this case is the first reported in a European area where Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are established, which underscores the necessity to determine the vector competence of the European strain of this mosquito species for Mayaro virus.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Llagonne-Barets
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Vinca
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Icard
authors.affiliation: Centre national de référence Arbovirus, IRBA, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Leparc-Goffart
authors.affiliation: Centre national de référence Arbovirus, IRBA, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prat
authors.affiliation: Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perpoint
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Université de Lyon, Lyon, France; CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: André
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Université de Lyon, Lyon, France; CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France. Electronic address: christophe.ramiere@chu-lyon.fr.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramière
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000524:Alphavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005602:France; D005616:French Guiana; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014195:Travel
keywords: Arbovirus; Imported viral diseases; Mayaro virus; Vector-borne infections