Abstract
Mayaro Virus (MAYV) is an emerging health threat in the Americas that can cause febrile illness as well as debilitating arthralgia or arthritis. To better understand the geographic distribution of MAYV risk, we developed a georeferenced database of MAYV occurrence based on peer-reviewed literature and unpublished reports. Here we present this compendium, which includes both point and polygon locations linked to occurrence data documented from its discovery in 1954 until 2022. We describe all methods used to develop the database including data collection, georeferencing, management and quality-control. We also describe a customized grading system used to assess the quality of each study included in our review. The result is a comprehensive, evidence-graded database of confirmed MAYV occurrence in humans, non-human animals, and arthropods to-date, containing 262 geo-positioned occurrences in total. This database - which can be updated over time - may be useful for local spill-over risk assessment, epidemiological modelling to understand key transmission dynamics and drivers of MAYV spread, as well as identification of major surveillance gaps.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 460 |
Journal | Scientific Data |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2023 |
Funding
The contents, views or opinions expressed in this publication or presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect official policy or position of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the Department of Defense (DoD), or Departments of the Army, Navy, or Air Force or the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc. Mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. SP was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, https://www.niaid.nih.gov/ , under under award AAI1026-001-00000, and the Defense Health Program, U.S. DoD, under award HU00012120067. AP was financially supported by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division – Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (AFHSD-GEIS) award P0065_22_WR. The activities undertaken at the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit were performed in part under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and the Smithsonian Institution, with institutional support provided by both organizations. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The contents, views or opinions expressed in this publication or presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect official policy or position of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the Department of Defense (DoD), or Departments of the Army, Navy, or Air Force or the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc. . Mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. SP was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, https://www.niaid.nih.gov/ , under under award AAI1026-001-00000, and the Defense Health Program, U.S. DoD, under award HU00012120067. AP was financially supported by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division – Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (AFHSD-GEIS) award P0065_22_WR. The activities undertaken at the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit were performed in part under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and the Smithsonian Institution, with institutional support provided by both organizations. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Funders | Funder number |
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AFHSD-GEIS | |
Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division | |
Defense Health Program | |
U.S. DoD | HU00012120067 |
U.S. Government | |
National Institutes of Health | AAI1026-001-00000 |
U.S. Department of Defense | |
Smithsonian Institution | |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | |
Henry M. Jackson Foundation | |
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | |
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research |