Molecular Epidemiology of Mayaro Virus among Febrile Patients, Roraima State, Brazil, 2018–2021
Julia Forato, Cássio A. Meira, Ingra Morales Claro, Mariene R. Amorim, Gabriela Fabiano de Souza, Stéfanie Primon Muraro, Daniel A. Toledo-Teixeira, M. Ferreira Dias, Cátia Alexandra Ribeiro Meneses, Rodrigo Nogueira Angerami, Pritesh Lalwani, Scott C. Weaver, Éster Cerdeira Sabino, Nuno R. Faria, William Marciel de Souza, Fabiana Granja, José Luiz Proença‐Módena
Abstract
We detected Mayaro virus (MAYV) in 3.4% (28/822) of febrile patients tested during 2018-2021 from Roraima State, Brazil. We also isolated MAYV strains and confirmed that these cases were caused by genotype D. Improved surveillance is needed to better determine the burden of MAYV in the Amazon Region.
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Molecular epidemiologyEpidemiologyVirologyMedicineBiologyGenotypeGeneticsGeneInternal medicineMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsViral Infections and Outbreaks Research