Journal of Infection
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 343-345, October 2010

Imported Mayaro virus infection in the Netherlands

  • Robert-Jan Hassing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Harbour Hospital and Institute for Tropical Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, PO box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, PO box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 10 7040704.
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  • Isabelle Leparc-Goffart

      Affiliations

    • IRBA – Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des Armées, Unité de Virologie, Marseille, France
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  • Sybrandus N. Blank

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Máxima Medical Centre Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Subashini Thevarayan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Harbour Hospital and Institute for Tropical Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, PO box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Hugues Tolou

      Affiliations

    • IRBA – Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des Armées, Unité de Virologie, Marseille, France
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  • Gerard van Doornum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Virology Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Perry J. van Genderen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Harbour Hospital and Institute for Tropical Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Accepted 14 June 2010. published online 08 July 2010.

Summary 

A Dutch couple, presenting with persisting arthralgias, temporary fever and rash after a stay in Surinam were diagnosed with Mayaro virus infection. Mayaro virus is a relatively unknown South American Alphavirus responsible for dengue-like clinical features and persisting arthralgias. An important, but probably underappreciated cross-reactivity with other Alphaviruses like Chikungunya virus is present, which may become of clinical importance in the event the various Alphaviruses will have overlapping geographical distributions and in seroprevalence studies.

Keywords: Mayaro virus, Surinam, Alphavirus, Chikungunya virus, Cross-reactivity

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PII: S0163-4453(10)00176-3

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2010.06.009

Journal of Infection
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 343-345, October 2010

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