Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Reconstructing Mayaro virus circulation in French Guiana shows frequent spillovers

  • Nathanaël Hozé,
  • Henrik Salje,
  • Dominique Rousset,
  • Camille Fritzell,
  • Jessica Vanhomwegen,
  • Sarah Bailly,
  • Matthieu Najm,
  • Antoine Enfissi,
  • Jean-Claude Manuguerra,
  • Claude Flamand,
  • Simon Cauchemez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16516-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging arbovirus, but cross-reactivity with other alphaviruses makes analysis of its epidemiology difficult. Here, the authors develop an analytical framework to assess MAYV epidemiology and find evidence for an important sylvatic cycle and seroprevalences of up to 18% in some areas of French Guiana.