Other Human Disease — Haiti
Abstract
Mayaro virus has been associated with small outbreaks in northern South America. We isolated this virus from a child with acute febrile illness in rural Haiti, confirming its role as a cause of mosquitoborne illness in the Caribbean region. The clinical presentation can mimic that of chikungunya, dengue, and Zika virus infections.
[Background]
Mayaro virus (MAYV; genus _Alphavirus_, family _Togaviridae_) is a single-stranded positive RNA virus that was 1st isolated in Trinidad in
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