Venezuela's humanitarian crisis, resurgence of vector-borne diseases, and implications for spillover in the region

ME Grillet, JV Hernández-Villena… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary In the past 5–10 years, Venezuela has faced a severe economic crisis,
precipitated by political instability and declining oil revenue. Public health provision has …

[HTML][HTML] A molecular understanding of alphavirus entry

AC Holmes, K Basore, DH Fremont… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Alphaviruses cause severe human illnesses including persistent arthritis and fatal
encephalitis. As alphavirus entry into target cells is the first step in infection, intensive …

Mayaro: an emerging viral threat?

Y Acosta-Ampudia, DM Monsalve… - Emerging microbes & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Mayaro virus (MAYV), an enveloped RNA virus, belongs to the Togaviridae family and
Alphavirus genus. This arthropod-borne virus (Arbovirus) is similar to Chikungunya (CHIKV) …

[HTML][HTML] Mayaro virus pathogenesis and transmission mechanisms

CT Diagne, M Bengue, V Choumet, R Hamel… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mayaro virus (MAYV), isolated for the first time in Trinidad and Tobago, has captured the
attention of public health authorities worldwide following recent outbreaks in the Americas. It …

[HTML][HTML] Will Mayaro virus be responsible for the next outbreak of an arthropod-borne virus in Brazil?

DLA Esposito, BAL Fonseca - Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Mayaro virus is an alphavirus from the Togaviridae family and is transmitted mainly by
Hemagogus mosquitoes. This virus circulates in high-density tropical forests or rural areas of …

How do virus–mosquito interactions lead to viral emergence?

C Rückert, GD Ebel - Trends in parasitology, 2018 - cell.com
Arboviruses such as West Nile, Zika, chikungunya, dengue, and yellow fever viruses have
become highly significant global pathogens through unexpected, explosive outbreaks. While …

Arthritogenic alphaviruses: epidemiological and clinical perspective on emerging arboviruses

A Zaid, FJ Burt, X Liu, YS Poo, K Zandi… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Mosquito-borne viruses, or arboviruses, have been part of the infectious disease landscape
for centuries, and are often, but not exclusively, endemic to equatorial and subtropical …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of Mayaro virus in the Americas: A systematic review and key parameter estimates for outbreak modelling

EY Caicedo, K Charniga, A Rueda… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an arbovirus that is endemic to tropical forests in Central and South
America, particularly within the Amazon basin. In recent years, concern has increased …

Emergence of human arboviral diseases in the Americas, 2000–2016

PFC Vasconcelos, CH Calisher - Vector-borne and zoonotic …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
In addition to individual or clusters of cases of human infections with arboviruses, the past 15
years has seen the emergence of newly recognized arboviruses and the re-emergence of …

[HTML][HTML] Mayaro virus in Latin America and the Caribbean

N Ganjian… - Revista Panamericana de …, 2020 - SciELO Public Health
Objectives. To assess the distribution of Mayaro virus (MAYV) in Latin America and the
Caribbean and evaluate existing country-level MAYV surveillance mechanisms. Methods …