Simple Summary Central America is a region that possesses distinct ecological and
socioeconomic characteristics, making it increasingly vulnerable to vector-borne diseases …

Arboviruses are a group of viruses transmitted by arthropods. They are characterized by a
wide geographic distribution, which is associated with the presence of the vector, and cause …

Several arboviruses have emerged and/or reemerged in the New World in the past decades.
Zika and chikungunya viruses, formerly restricted to Africa and perhaps Asia, invaded the …

Alphaviruses, members of the enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA Togaviridae
family, represent a reemerging public health threat as mosquito vectors expand into new …

Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), Madariaga virus (MADV), and Venezuelan
equine encephalitis virus complex (VEEV) are New World alphaviruses transmitted by …

Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) has a high case-fatality rate in horses and
humans, and Florida has been hypothesized to be the source of EEEV epidemics for the …

Madariaga virus (MADV), also known as South American eastern equine encephalitis virus,
has been identified in animals and humans in South and Central America, but not previously …

Arthropod-borne viruses, such as dengue, Zika and Mayaro, are emerging at an
accelerating rate in the neotropics. The Coordinating Research on Emerging Arboviral …

Alphaviruses (Togaviridae, Alphavirus) are arthropod-borne single-stranded RNA
pathogens that cause febrile and neurologic disease in much of Latin America. However …

We report identification of Madariaga virus (MADV) in plasma and urine samples from a
child with acute undifferentiated febrile illness in Venezuela. Our data document the …