Rift Valley fever outbreak, Mauritania, 1998: seroepidemiologic, virologic, entomologic, and zoologic investigations.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Nabeth, P. ; Kane, Y. ; Abdalahi, M. O. ; Diallo, M. ; Ndiaye, K. ; Ba, K. ; Schneegans, F. ; Sall, A. A. ; Mathiot, C.
• Description:
  A Rift Valley fever outbreak occurred in Mauritania in 1998. Seroepidemiologic and virologic investigation showed active circulation of the Rift Valley fever virus, with 13 strains isolated, and 16% (range 1.5%-38%) immunoglobulin (Ig) M-positivity in sera from 90 humans and 343 animals (sheep, goats, camels, cattle, and donkeys). One human case was fatal.
• Subjects:
  Animals Anopheles Antibodies, Viral Cattle Ceratopogonidae Culex Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Insect Vectors Male Psychodidae Rift Valley Fever Seroepidemiologic Studies

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(6):1052-1054.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Mauritania
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5fcc79170c468fb2af42f91547d85e9577b342430d18dda4af072921c0ebd200
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15245/cdc_15245_DS1.pdf
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