Silent Circulation of Rift Valley Fever in Humans, Botswana, 2013–2014

We evaluated the prevalence of Rift Valley fever virus IgG and IgM in human serum samples (n = 1,276) collected in 2013–2014 in northern Botswana. Our findings provide evidence of active circulation of this virus in humans in the absence of clinical disease in this region.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Claire E. Sanderson, Ferran Jori, Naazneen Moolla, Janusz T. Paweska, Nesredin Oumer, Kathleen A. Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/19-1837_article