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High Seroprevalence of Rift Valley Fever and Evidence for Endemic Circulation in Mbeya Region, Tanzania, in a Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND: The Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an arthropod-borne phlebovirus. RVFV mostly causes outbreaks among domestic ruminants with a major economic impact. Human infections are associated with these events, with a fatality rate of 0.5–2%. Since the virus is able to use many mosquito specie...

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Autores principales: Heinrich, Norbert, Saathoff, Elmar, Weller, Nina, Clowes, Petra, Kroidl, Inge, Ntinginya, Elias, Machibya, Harun, Maboko, Leonard, Löscher, Thomas, Dobler, Gerhard, Hoelscher, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22479657
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001557