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MayaroVirus (MAYV) is an Alphavirus Closely Related to Chikungunya Virus (CHKV). MAYV
is the causative agent of Mayaro Fever, an acute, flu-like febrile syndrome
characterized by headache, myalgia, artharlgias, vomiting, diarrhea,
retro-orbital pain and rash. Arthralgia are often severe and prostrating,
lasting for up to a year, being recurrent relapses possible.
Fromits original isolation in Trinidad in 1954, MAYV spread causing sporadic cases
or small epidemics in Brazil, Bolivia, Columbia, Guyana and French Guiana,
Peru, Venezuela, Haiti and Surinam (3). Additionally, serological evidence
reveals the presence of MAYV in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Panama, México and
Northern Argentina. MAYV is actually prevalent in most tropical countries from
South and Central America and in the Caribbean region.
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