Emerging alphaviruses in the Americas: Chikungunya and Mayaro

• Author(s): Figueiredo, Mario Luis Garcia de ; Figueiredo, Luiz Tadeu Moraes
• Date: 2016
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Infec??es por Alphavirus; V?rus Chikungunya; Doen?as Transmiss?veis Emergentes / epidemiologia; Brasil / epidemiologia
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Bel?m, PA, Brasil / Universidade de S?o Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeir?o Preto. Centro de Pesquisa em Virologia. Ribeir?o Preto, SP, Brasil.

Universidade de S?o Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeir?o Preto. Centro de Pesquisa em Virologia. Ribeir?o Preto, SP, Brasil.

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Mayaro virus (MAYV) are emergent arthropod-borne viruses that produce outbreaks of acute febrile illness with arthropathy. Despite their different continental origins, CHIKV and MAYV are closely related and are components of the Semliki Forest Complex of the Alphavirus (Togaviridae). MAYV and, more recently, CHIKV, which are both transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, have resulted in severe public health problems in the Americas, including Brazil. In this review, we present aspects of the pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment of febrile illnesses produced by CHIKV and MAYV. We also discuss the epidemiological aspects and effects related to the prophylaxis of infections by both viruses.