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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spelling	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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author	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
spellingShingle	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
author_facet	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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title	Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
title_short	Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
title_full	Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr	Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed	Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
title_sort	isolation and genetic characterization of rift valley fever virus from aedes vexans arabiensis, kingdom of saudi arabia
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn	1080-6040 1080-6059
publishDate	2002-12-01
description	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).
topic	Rift Valley fever Rift Valley fever virus, Saudi Arabia, Aedes vexans arabiensis Saudi Arabia
url	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0194_article
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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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