Human infections by Mayaro virus (MAYV) occur by insect bites upon exposure to rural or sylvatic areas. Information regarding MAYV transmission is limited due to a lack of commercial diagnostic assays and diagnostic confusion on account of similarities of clinical signs with other co-circulating arboviral diseases.

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来自巴西圣保罗的圣卡洛斯献血者中Mayaro病毒感染的血清学证据。

暴露于农村或森林地区的昆虫叮咬会感染Mayaro病毒（MAYV）引起的人类感染。由于缺乏商业诊断分析方法，并且由于临床体征与其他流行的虫媒病毒疾病相似，导致诊断混乱，有关MAYV传播的信息有限。