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A cluster of Mayaro virus infections in a film team returning from Suriname, February 2024
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsHans Martin Orthhansmartin.orth med.uni-duesseldorf.de
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Citation style for this article: . A cluster of Mayaro virus infections in a film team returning from Suriname, February 2024. Euro Surveill. 2024;29(44):pii=2400679. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.44.2400679 Received: 10 Oct 2024; Accepted: 30 Oct 2024
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Abstract
Mayaro virus is endemic to the tropical Americas, where the incidence is currently increasing. Like other viruses of the Semliki Forest virus serocomplex, such as Alphavirus chikungunya, symptomatic infections are typically characterised by an acute febrile disease followed by long-lasting arthralgia. Cases in travellers are rarely reported but may be underdiagnosed. We report on four people who diagnosed with Mayaro fever after working in remote areas of Suriname as members of a film team.
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