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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doaj-ae385ea2251944808c0448293f1705332020-11-24T21:50:27ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592002-12-018121492149410.3201/eid0812.020194Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaBarry R. MillerMarvin S. GodseyMary CrabtreeHarry M. SavageYagob Al-MazraoMohammed H. Al-JeffriAbdel-Mohsin M. AbdoonSuleiman M. Al-SeghayerAli M. Al-ShahraniThomas G. KsiazekAn 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 strains from Madagascar (1991) and Kenya (1997).https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0194_articleRift Valley feverRift Valley fever virus, Saudi Arabia, Aedes vexans arabiensisSaudi Arabia |
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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 |
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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 Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Emerging Infectious Diseases Rift Valley fever Rift Valley fever virus, Saudi Arabia, Aedes vexans arabiensis Saudi Arabia |
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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 |
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Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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isolation and genetic characterization of rift valley fever virus from aedes vexans arabiensis, kingdom of saudi arabia |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2002-12-01 |
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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 strains from Madagascar (1991) and Kenya (1997). |
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Rift Valley fever Rift Valley fever virus, Saudi Arabia, Aedes vexans arabiensis Saudi Arabia |
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