The detection of Mayaro fever in the Brazilian state of Paraná (south), bordering Paraguay, set off alarms in the neighboring country about this emerging disease.
"There is an imminent risk of this virus being introduced into the country since the main vector continues to be the Aedes aegypti mosquito," said the director of the VII sanitary region of the Department of Itapúa (southeast), José Carlos Acosta, to local media Más Encarnación.
The expert considered that repercussions could be expected in the coming weeks.
From Paraguay, the outbreak's size and the virus's origin are unknown.
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