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Family Cluster of Mayaro Fever, Venezuela
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 7, Pp 1304-1306 (2004)
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
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Abstract
- 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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.475658fd59e84b7a901ab4b3f9364250
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1007.030860