Epidemiologic Investigations into Outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever in Humans, South Africa, 2008–2011

Epidemiologic Investigations into Outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever in Humans, South Africa, 2008–2011

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging zoonosis posing a public health threat to humans in Africa. During sporadic RVF outbreaks in 2008–2009 and widespread epidemics in 2010–2011, 302 laboratory-confirmed human infections, including 25 deaths (case-fatality rate, 8%) were identified. Incidence peak...

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Main Authors: Brett N. Archer, Juno Thomas, Jacqueline Weyer, Ayanda Cengimbo, Dadja E. Landoh, Charlene Jacobs, Sindile Ntuli, Motshabi Modise, Moshe Mathonsi, Morton S. Mashishi, Patricia A. Leman, Chantel le Roux, Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Alan Kemp, Janusz T. Paweska, Lucille Blumberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rift Valley fever
Rift Valley fever virus
disease outbreak
zoonoses
South Africa
epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/12-1527_article

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