Abstract
A Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak in humans and animals occurred in Mauritania in 2010. Thirty cases of RVF in humans and 3 deaths were identified. RVFV isolates were recovered from humans, camels, sheep, goats, and Culex antennatus mosquitoes. Phylogenetic analysis of isolates indicated a virus origin from western Africa.
Keywords:
Mauritania; Rift Valley fever; Rift Valley fever viruses; animals; field investigations; human; mosquitoes; outbreak; reemergence; virus lineage; viruses.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Camelus / virology
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Culex / virology*
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Female
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Goats / virology
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Humans
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Insect Vectors / virology*
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Male
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Mauritania / epidemiology
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Middle Aged
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral / classification
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RNA, Viral / genetics*
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Retrospective Studies
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Rift Valley Fever / epidemiology*
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Rift Valley Fever / mortality
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Rift Valley Fever / transmission
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Rift Valley Fever / virology
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Rift Valley fever virus / classification
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Rift Valley fever virus / genetics*
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Sheep / virology
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Survival Analysis