High seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever phlebovirus in domestic ruminants and African Buffaloes in Mozambique shows need for intensified surveillance

High seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever phlebovirus in domestic ruminants and African Buffaloes in Mozambique shows need for intensified surveillance

Introduction: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an arthropod-borne disease that affects both animals and humans. RVF phlebovirus (RVFPV) is widespread in Africa and Arabian Peninsula. In Mozambique, outbreaks were reported in South; seroprevalence studies performed in livestock and water buffaloes were lim...

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Main Authors: Belisário Moiane, Lourenço Mapaco, Peter Thompson, Mikael Berg, Ann Albihn, José Fafetine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
Subjects:
Rift Valley fever phlebovirus
seroprevalence
Mozambique
domestic ruminants
African buffaloes
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2017.1416248

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