Rift Valley Fever Outbreak, Mauritania, 1998: Seroepidemiologic, Virologic, Entomologic, and Zoologic Investigations
- Pierre Nabeth
- Yacouba Kane
- Mohameden O. Abdalahi
- Mawlouth Diallo
- Kader Ndiaye
- Khalilou Ba
- Fabien Schneegans
- Amadou Alpha Sall
- Christian Mathiot
Publication date
December 2001
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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
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