Mayaro fever in an HIV-infected patient suspected of having Chikungunya fever
AUTOR(ES)
Estofolete, Cássia Fernanda, Mota, Mânlio Tasso Oliveira, Vedovello, Danila, Góngora, Delzi Vinha Nunes de, Maia, Irineu Luiz, Nogueira, Maurício Lacerda
FONTE
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2016-10
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.
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