Unexpected Rift Valley Fever Outbreak, Northern Mauritania

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  El Mamy, Ahmed B. Ould ; Baba, Mohamed Ould ; Barry, Yahya ; Isselmou, Katia ; Dia, Mamadou L. ; Hampate, Ba ; Diallo, Mamadou Y. ; El Kory, Mohamed Ould Brahim ; Diop, Mariam ; Lo, Modou Moustapha ; Thiongane, Yaya ; Bengoumi, Mohammed ; Puech, Lilian ; Plee, Ludovic ; Claes, Filip ; de La Rocque, Stephane ; Doumbia, Baba
• Description:
  During September-October 2010, an unprecedented outbreak of Rift Valley fever was reported in the northern Sahelian region of Mauritania after exceptionally heavy rainfall. Camels probably played a central role in the local amplification of the virus. We describe the main clinical signs (hemorrhagic fever, icterus, and nervous symptoms) observed during the outbreak.
• Subjects:
  Animals Camels Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Humans Rift Valley Fever Rift Valley Fever Virus
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1894-1896.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Mauritania
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5c0ec459b2a096f15eb108ec4e53a775e1fc47b1b83a654616696a42103de225
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18561/cdc_18561_DS1.pdf
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