Recent Outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever in East Africa and the Middle East

Recent Outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever in East Africa and the Middle East

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an important neglected, emerging, mosquito-borne disease with severe negative impact on human and animal health. Mosquitoes in the Aedes genus have been considered as the reservoir, as well as vectors, since their transovarially infected eggs with stand desiccation and lar...

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Main Authors: Yousif El Safi Himeidan, Eliningaya eKweka, Mostafa M. Mahgoub, El Amin eEl Rayah, Johnson O. Ouma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Zoonoses
rainfall
RVFV outbreaks
Aedes mosquitoes
East Africa.
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00169/full

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