Mayaro fever in an HIV-infected patient suspected of having Chikungunya fever

Autor(es)

Estofolete, Cassia Fernanda ; Oliveira Mota, Manlio Tasso ; Vedovello, Danila ; Nunes de Gongora, Delzi Vinha ; Maia, Irineu Luiz ; Nogueira, Mauricio Lacerda

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical; v. 49, n. 5, p. 648-652, SEP-OCT 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 4

Resumo

Abstract Arboviruses impose a serious threat to public health services. We report a case of a patient returning from a work trip to the Amazon basin with myalgia, arthralgia, fever, and headache. During this travel, the patient visited riverside communities. Both dengue and Chikungunya fevers were first suspected, tested for, and excluded. Mayaro fever was then confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction followed by next-generation sequencing and phylogenetic reconstruction. The increased awareness of physicians and consequent detection of Mayaro virus in this case was only possible due a previous surveillance program with specific health personnel training about these neglected arboviruses. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/21719-3 - Estudo epidemiológico da dengue (sorotipos 1 a 4) em coorte prospectiva de São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil, durante 2014 a 2018
• Beneficiário: Maurício Lacerda Nogueira
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 14/05600-9 - Caracterização inicial da resposta imune elicitada por candidato a vacina para febre Mayaro
• Beneficiário: Mânlio Tasso de Oliveira Mota
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado