Family cluster of Mayaro fever, Venezuela

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Abstract

A cluster of protracted migratory polyarthritis involving four adult family members occurred in January 2000 after a brief overnight outing in a rural area of Venezuela. Laboratory testing demonstrated Mayaro virus as the cause of the cluster. These results documented the first human cases of Mayaro virus in Venezuela.

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Torres, J. R., Russell, K. L., Vasquez, C., Barrera, R., Tesh, R. B., Salas, R., & Watts, D. M. (2004). Family cluster of Mayaro fever, Venezuela. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10(7), 1304–1306. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1007.030860

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