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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Woods, Christopher W. ; Karpati, Adam M. ; Grein, Thomas ; McCarthy, Noel ; Gaturuku, Peter ; ... More +
Woods, Christopher W. ; Karpati, Adam M. ; Grein, Thomas ; McCarthy, Noel ; Gaturuku, Peter ; Muchiri, Eric ; Dunster, Lee ; Henderson, Alden ; Khan, Ali S. ; Swanepoel, Robert ; Bonmarin, Isabelle ; Martin, Louise ; Mann, Philip ; Smoak, Bonnie L. ; Ryan, Michael ; Ksiazek, Thomas G. ; Arthur, Ray R. ; Ndikuyeze, Andre ; Agata, Naphtali N. ; Peters, Clarence J Less -
Corporate Authors:
World Health Organization Hemorrhagic Fever Task Force
Description:
In December 1997, 170 hemorrhagic fever-associated deaths were reported in Garissa District, Kenya. Laboratory testing identified evidence of acute Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV). Of the 171 persons enrolled in a cross-sectional study, 31(18%) were anti-RVFV immunoglobulin (Ig) M positive. An age-adjusted IgM antibody prevalence of 14% was estimated for the district. We estimate approximately 27,500 infections occurred in Garissa District, making this the largest recorded outbreak of RVFV in East Africa. In multivariable analysis, contact with sheep body fluids and sheltering livestock in one s home were significantly associated with infection. Direct contact with animals, particularly contact with sheep body fluids, was the most important modifiable risk factor for RVFV infection. Public education during epizootics may reduce human illness and deaths associated with future outbreaks.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Antibodies, Viral
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Outbreaks
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin M
Male
Middle Aged
Orthobunyavirus
Population Surveillance
Research
Rift Valley Fever
Risk Factors
Time Factors

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 8(2):138-144.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Kenya
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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