An Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Northeastern Kenya, 1997-98

An Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Northeastern Kenya, 1997-98

In December 1997, 170 hemorrhagic fever-associated deaths were reported in Carissa District, Kenya. Laboratory testing identified evidence of acute Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV). Of the 171 persons enrolled in a cross-sectional study, 31(18%) were anti-RVFV immunoglobulin (Ig) M positive. An age-ad...

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Main Authors: Christopher W. Woods, Adam M. Karpati, Thomas Grein, Noel McCarthy, Peter Gaturuku, Eric Muchiri, Lee Dunster, Alden Henderson, Ali S. Khan, Robert Swanepoel, Isabelle Bonmarin, Louise Martin, Philip Mann, Bonnie L. Smoak, Michael Ryan, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Ray R. Arthur, Andre Ndikuyeze, Naphtali N. Agata, Clarence J Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hemorrhagic fever
Kenya
Rift Valley fever
zoonosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/2/01-0023_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/2/01-0023_article

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