Reemergence of Rift Valley Fever, Mauritania, 2010

Faye, Ousmane; Ba, Hampathé; Ba, Yamar; Freire, Caio C. M.; Faye, Oumar; Ndiaye, Oumar; Elgady, Isselmou O.; Zanotto, Paolo M.A.; Diallo, Mawlouth; Sall, Amadou A.

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Reemergence of Rift Valley Fever, Mauritania, 2010

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Feb 2014
By Faye, Ousmane ; Ba, Hampathé ; Ba, Yamar ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Faye, Ousmane ; Ba, Hampathé ; Ba, Yamar ; Freire, Caio C. M. ; Faye, Oumar ; Ndiaye, Oumar ; Elgady, Isselmou O. ; Zanotto, Paolo M.A. ; Diallo, Mawlouth ; Sall, Amadou A.
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A Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak in humans and animals occurred in Mauritania in 2010. Thirty cases of RVF in humans and 3 deaths were identified. RVFV isolates were recovered from humans, camels, sheep, goats, and Culex antennatus mosquitoes. Phylogenetic analysis of isolates indicated a virus origin from western Africa.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Camelus Culex Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Goats Humans Insect Vectors Male Middle Aged Phylogeny Retrospective Studies Rift Valley Fever Rift Valley Fever Virus RNA, Viral Sheep / Virology Survival Analysis
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Emerg Infect Dis. 20(2):300-303.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Mauritania
Location:

Africa
Volume:

20
Issue:

2
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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