Mayaro and Chikungunya Viruses in the Brazilian Amazon

Mayaro and Chikungunya Viruses Co-Circulating in the Brazilian Amazon: An Urgent Call for Health Implications and Precautions

Study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases reveals that arboviruses are co-circulating in Roraima, Brazil's northernmost state

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Researchers initially believed that the presence of one virus would inhibit the spread of the other due to antigen sharing and cross-protection.

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