An investigation of an outbreak of Rift Valley fever on a cattle farm in Bela-Bela, South Africa in 2008

An investigation of an outbreak of Rift Valley fever on a cattle farm in Bela-Bela, South Africa in 2008

During March 2008 a suspected outbreak of Rift Valley fever was reported on a farm in the Bela-Bela area, Limpopo Province of South Africa. The affected dairy farm, where no vaccination programme against RVF were practiced, applies an intensive farming system with 300 Holstein Friesland cattle (calv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mapaco, Lourenco Paulo
Other Authors: Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.
Published: University of Pretoria 2013
Subjects:
South Africa
Bela-Bela
Rift Valley fever
Cattle > Diseases
UCTD
RVF
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24946
Mapaco, LP 2011, An investigation of an outbreak of Rift Valley fever on a cattle farm in Bela-Bela, South Africa in 2008, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24946 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05242012-125236/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24946
Mapaco, LP 2011, An investigation of an outbreak of Rift Valley fever on a cattle farm in Bela-Bela, South Africa in 2008, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24946 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05242012-125236/

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