Sally L. Paulson

Oct 28, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Pallavi Rai |Emily Webb |Sally L. Paulson |Lin Kang

1 Introduction Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Mayaro virus (MAYV) are emerging/re-emerging mosquito-borne alphaviruses that have caused recent outbreaks of acute febrile illness and chronic debilitating polyarthritis [1-3] in the Americas. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), during the first quarter of 2024, approximately 186 000 cases of CHIKV were reported in the Americas [4], with the first reported local transmission recorded in Argentina and Uruguay [5].