Mayaro Virus Disease
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Mayaro Virus Disease
Mayaro virus produces a nonspecific, sublethal disease in man with symptoms that are often confused with dengue. The symptoms of arthralgia, often associated with these viral infections, can cause an incapacitating disability. To date, outbreaks have been localized and sporadic within the Pan-Amazonia forest since its first isolation in 1954 (Trinidad and Tobago). The available literature is di...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Human Virology & Retrovirology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2373-6453
DOI: 10.15406/jhvrv.2014.01.00018