Development and evaluation of a duplex RT-qPCR assay for the detection and identification of Mayaro and chikungunya viruses

ABSTRACT Mayaro virus (MAYV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that is widespread in the Amazon basin, where it co-circulates with the closely related chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Due to the limited surveillance and technical limitations of diagnostic assays (scarcity of commercial assays, serology cross...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Main Authors: Konrad M. Wesselmann, Cécile Baronti, Antoine Nougairède, Laurence Thirion, Xavier de Lamballerie, Remi Charrel, Laura Pezzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.00420-25