Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

An outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yemen in 2000 was the first recognized occurrence of the illness outside of Africa and Madagascar. An assessment of potential mosquito vectors in the region yielded an isolate from Aedes vexans arabiensis, most closely related to st...

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Main Authors: Barry R. Miller, Marvin S. Godsey, Mary Crabtree, Harry M. Savage, Yagob Al-Mazrao, Mohammed H. Al-Jeffri, Abdel-Mohsin M. Abdoon, Suleiman M. Al-Seghayer, Ali M. Al-Shahrani, Thomas G. Ksiazek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rift Valley fever
Rift Valley fever virus, Saudi Arabia, Aedes vexans arabiensis
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0194_article

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