| |
| |
CDC - Family Cluster of Mayaro Fever, Venezuela |
 | | Mayaro virus (MAYV), the cause of Mayaro fever, is a member of the genus Alphavirus, family Togaviridae, and is closely related to Chikungunya, O'nyong-nyong, Ross River, Barmah Forest, and Sindbis viruses (1–3). |
 | | Mayaro fever is typically a denguelike acute febrile illness 3–5 days in duration, characterized by headache, retroorbital pain, arthralgias, arthritis, myalgias, vomiting, diarrhea, and rash (8). |
 | | Mayaro virus fever in French Guiana: isolation, identification and seroprevalence. |
| www.cdc.gov /ncidod/EID/vol10no7/03-0860.htm (2010 words) |
|