An emerging public health threat: Mayaro virus increases its distribution in Peru

Background: The infection caused by Mayaro virus (MAYV), which presents as an acute febrile illness, is considered a neglected tropical disease. The virus is an endemic and emerging pathogen in South America and the Caribbean, responsible for occasional and poorly characterized outbreaks. Currently...

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Main Authors: Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Juana del Valle-Mendoza, Wilmer Silva-Caso, Tamara Gil-Ramirez, Saul Levy-Blitchtein, Jorge Bazán-Mayra, Victor Zavaleta-Gavidia, Daniel Cornejo-Pacherres, Carlos Palomares-Reyes, Luis J. del Valle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220300266