Sero-prevalence and spatial distribution of Rift Valley fever infection among agro-pastoral and pastoral communities during Interepidemic period in the Serengeti ecosystem, northern Tanzania

Sero-prevalence and spatial distribution of Rift Valley fever infection among agro-pastoral and pastoral communities during Interepidemic period in the Serengeti ecosystem, northern Tanzania

Abstract Background In the past two decades, Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreaks have been reported twice in Tanzania, with the most recent outbreak occurring in 2006/07. Given the ecology and climatic factors that support mosquito vectors in the Serengeti ecosystem, we hypothesized a continued transm...

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Main Authors: Abade Ahmed, Jabir Makame, Fyumagwa Robert, Keyyu Julius, Matee Mecky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rift valley
Serengeti ecosystem
Inter-epidemic human
Tanzania
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3183-9

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