Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and Mayaro
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Mayaro virus (MAYV) are emergent arthropod-borne viruses that produce outbreaks of acute febrile illness with arthropathy. Despite their different continental origins, CHIKV and MAYV are closely related and are...
| الحاوية / القاعدة: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2014-12-01
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| author | Mario Luis Garcia de Figueiredo Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo |
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| description | Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Mayaro virus (MAYV) are emergent arthropod-borne viruses that produce outbreaks of acute febrile illness with arthropathy. Despite their different continental origins, CHIKV and MAYV are closely related and are components of the Semliki Forest Complex of the Alphavirus (Togaviridae). MAYV and, more recently, CHIKV, which are both transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, have resulted in severe public health problems in the Americas, including Brazil. In this review, we present aspects of the pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment of febrile illnesses produced by CHIKV and MAYV. We also discuss the epidemiological aspects and effects related to the prophylaxis of infections by both viruses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-188e8e1053ce4e09bf64ffbef18f807e2025-08-19T21:42:30ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492014-12-0147667768310.1590/0037-8682-0246-2014S0037-86822014000600677Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and MayaroMario Luis Garcia de FigueiredoLuiz Tadeu Moraes FigueiredoChikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Mayaro virus (MAYV) are emergent arthropod-borne viruses that produce outbreaks of acute febrile illness with arthropathy. Despite their different continental origins, CHIKV and MAYV are closely related and are components of the Semliki Forest Complex of the Alphavirus (Togaviridae). MAYV and, more recently, CHIKV, which are both transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, have resulted in severe public health problems in the Americas, including Brazil. In this review, we present aspects of the pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment of febrile illnesses produced by CHIKV and MAYV. We also discuss the epidemiological aspects and effects related to the prophylaxis of infections by both viruses.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000600677&lng=en&tlng=enEmerging alphavirusesChikungunya feverMayaro fever |
| spellingShingle | Mario Luis Garcia de Figueiredo Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and Mayaro Emerging alphaviruses Chikungunya fever Mayaro fever |
| title | Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and Mayaro |
| title_full | Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and Mayaro |
| title_fullStr | Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and Mayaro |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and Mayaro |
| title_short | Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and Mayaro |
| title_sort | emerging alphaviruses in the americas chikungunya and mayaro |
| topic | Emerging alphaviruses Chikungunya fever Mayaro fever |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000600677&lng=en&tlng=en |
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