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Mayaro as a Caribbean traveler: Evidence for multiple introductions and transmission of the virus into Haiti
2 Aug 2019
Abstract excerpt
Mayaro virus (MAYV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that is being recognized with increasing frequency in South America. As part of on-going surveillance of a school cohort in Haiti, we identified MAYV infections in 5 children across a 7-month time span, at two different school campuses. All had a history of fever, and three had headaches; none complained of arthralgias. On analysis of whole genome sequence...
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