Epidemiological Alert: Mayaro Fever (1 May 2019)
Alerta Epidemiológica: Fiebre de Mayaro (1 mayo 2019)
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Mayaro virus (MAYV) was isolated for the first time in Trinidad and Tobago in 1954. However, a retrospective study showed evidence of infection by MAYV in sera collected during the construction of channels in Panama and Colombia between 1904 and 1914. Since then, cases have been reported in Central America and South America, particularly in the regions around the Amazon basin. Following the cases identified in Trinidad and Tobago, Mayaro fever cases were reported in Brazil (1955), Colombia (1958-1960), Bolivia (1959), Suriname (1964), Peru (1965), the United States of America (cases imported from Peru and Bolivia, 1997), Ecuador (1997), French Guiana (1998), Venezuela (2000), Mexico (2001), Panama (2010), and Haiti (2015). El virus Mayaro (MAYV) se aisló por primera vez en Trinidad y Tobago en 1954. No obstante, un estudio retrospectivo evidenció infección por el virus en sueros recolectados durante la construcción de los canales en Panamá y Colombia que tuvieron lugar entre 1904 y 1914. Desde entonces se notificaron casos en América Central y América del Sur, en particular en las regiones alrededor de la cuenca amazónica. Subsecuente a los casos de Trinidad y Tobago, se reportaron casos de la enfermedad en Brasil (1955), Colombia (1958-1960), Bolivia (1959), Suriname (1964), Perú (1965), Estados Unidos de América (casos importados de Perú y Bolivia, 1997), Ecuador (1997), Guayana Francesa (1998), Venezuela (2000), México (2001), Panamá (2010) y Haití (2015).
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