Exploratory space-time analyses of Rift Valley Fever in South Africa in 2008-2011.

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic arbovirosis for which the primary hosts are domestic livestock (cattle, sheep and goats). RVF was first described in South Africa in 1950-1951. Mechanisms for short and long distance transmission have been hypothesised, but there is little supporting evidence. H...

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Main Authors: Raphaëlle Métras, Thibaud Porphyre, Dirk U Pfeiffer, Alan Kemp, Peter N Thompson, Lisa M Collins, Richard G White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3429380?pdf=render