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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0194_article |
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