Rift Valley Fever Virus among Wild Ruminants, Etosha National Park, Namibia, 2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Dondona, Andrea Capobianco ; Aschenborn, Ortwin ; Pinoni, Chiara ; Di Gialleonardo, Luigina ; Maseke, Adrianatus ; Bortone, Grazia ; Polci, Andrea ; Scacchia, Massimo ; Molini, Umberto ; Monaco, Federica
• Description:
  After a May 2011 outbreak of Rift Valley fever among livestock northeast of Etosha National Park, Namibia, wild ruminants in the park were tested for the virus. Antibodies were detected in springbok, wildebeest, and black-faced impala, and viral RNA was detected in springbok. Seroprevalence was high, and immune response was long lasting.
• Subjects:
  Aepyceros Melampus Petersi Antidorcas Marsupialis Black-Faced Impala Connochaetes Taurinus Dispatch Epidemiology Etosha Namibia Rift Valley Fever Rift Valley Fever Virus Among Wild Ruminants, Etosha National Park, Namibia, 2011 Springbok Viruses Wildebeest Wildlife Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(1):128-130.
• Pubmed ID:
  26692385
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4696689
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Namibia
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bdfd70f19541607f245b191e913262c6593b95c8bac58b9b9a2c90578faffca4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37269/cdc_37269_DS1.pdf
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