Interepidemic Rift Valley Fever Virus Seropositivity, Northeastern Kenya

Interepidemic Rift Valley Fever Virus Seropositivity, Northeastern Kenya

Most outbreaks of Rift Valley fever (RVF) occur in remote locations after floods. To determine environmental risk factors and long-term sequelae of human RVF, we examined rates of previous Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) exposure by age and location during an interepidemic period in 2006. In a random...

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Main Authors: A. Desiree LaBeaud, Eric M. Muchiri, Malik Ndzovu, Mariam T. Mwanje, Samuel Muiruri, Clarence J. Peters, Charles H. King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rift Valley fever
Kenya
hemorrhagic fevers/viral
bioterrorism
arboviruses
Bunyaviridae
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/8/08-0082_article

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