Modelling Vaccination Strategies against Rift Valley Fever in Livestock in Kenya.
BACKGROUND:The impacts of vaccination on the transmission of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) have not been evaluated. We have developed a RVFV transmission model comprising two hosts-cattle as a separate host and sheep and goats as one combined host (herein after referred to as sheep)-and two vectors...
Main Authors: | John M Gachohi, M Kariuki Njenga, Philip Kitala, Bernard Bett |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5156372?pdf=render |
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