Family Cluster of Mayaro Fever, Venezuela

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.

Keywords

• Mayaro
• Arbovirus
• ELISA
• enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
• Venezuela
• Febrile Illness